Goniarina Cooper and Grant 1969 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae

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: Schuchertellinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Schuchertella, Schuchertellopsis, Serratocrista, Teserina

Subtaxa: Goniarina appeli Goniarina diabloensis Goniarina futilis Goniarina magniextensa Goniarina permiana Goniarina pyelodes Goniarina striata Goniarina subulata

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Greece (8 collections), Japan (4), Oman (2), United States (44: Texas)

• Carboniferous of United States (1: Texas)

Total: 59 collections including 64 occurrences

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