Strophomenata - Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Alternative spelling: Cyclantharia
Full reference: G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1969. New Permian brachiopods from west Texas. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 1:1-20
Parent taxon: Cyclacanthariinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Collumatus, Gundaria, Sestropoma, Taphrosestria
Subtaxa: Cyclacantharia gigantea Cyclacantharia kingorum Cyclacantharia paucispinosa Cyclacantharia robusta Cyclacantharia transitoria
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Japan (1 collection), Mexico (3), Oman (2), Tunisia (5), United States (112: Texas)
Total: 123 collections including 128 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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