Coscinophora Cooper and Stehli 1955 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Lyttoniidae

Full reference: G. A. Cooper and F.G. Stehli. 1955. New genera of Permian brachiopods from west Texas. Journal of Paleontology 29(3):469-474

Parent taxon: Lyttoniinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Cardinocrania, Collemataria, Eolyttonia, Gubleria, Keyserlingina, Leptodus, Loxophragmus, Matanoleptodus, Oldhamina, Oldhaminella, Pararigbyella, Petasmaia, Pirgulia

Subtaxa: Coscinophora hortoni Coscinophora magnifica Coscinophora monilifera Coscinophora nodosa

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Japan (1 collection), United States (42: Texas)

Total: 43 collections including 44 occurrences

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