Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Alternative combination: Rhipidomella mesoplatys
Synonyms: Rhipidomella leonardensis King 1931, Rhipidomella transversa King 1931
Full reference: R. E. King. 1931. The Geology of the Glass Mountains, Texas, Part II, Faunal summary and correlation of the Permian formations with description of Brachiopoda. The University of Texas Bulletin 3042:1-245
Belongs to Acosarina according to M. Viaretti et al. 2022
See also Cooper and Grant 1976, King 1931, McKee 1938 and Yancey 1978
Sister taxa: Acosarina antesulcata, Acosarina baylorensis, Acosarina circular, Acosarina dorashamensis, Acosarina dunbari, Acosarina fecunda, Acosarina grandis, Acosarina incisiva, Acosarina janiceps, Acosarina juresanensis, Acosarina minuta, Acosarina monocosta, Acosarina peculiaris, Acosarina rectimarginata, Acosarina regularis, Acosarina tumita
Type specimens:
- Acosarina mesoplatys: YPM 12680a, a shell (Articulated shell)
- Rhipidomella leonardensis: Its type locality is R.E. King 123, Leonard Mountain, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in the Cathedral Mountain Formation of Texas.
- Rhipidomella transversa: Its type locality is R.E. King 123, Leonard Mountain, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in the Cathedral Mountain Formation of Texas.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Oman (1 collection), United States (96: Nevada, Texas)
Total: 97 collections including 101 occurrences
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