Leurosina Cooper and Grant 1975 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae

Full reference: G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1975. Permian Brachiopods of West Texas, III. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 19:795-1921

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Brachiosvalbardia, Capillonia, Chonetinetes, Dyoros, Eolissochonetes, Kitakamichonetes, Komiella, Leiochonetes, Lissochonetes, Quadrochonetes, Sulcataria, Tivertonia

Subtaxa: Leurosina delicata Leurosina katasumiensis Leurosina lata Leurosina marginata Leurosina serratoseptata Leurosina sinesulca Leurosina vulgarica

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Type: Leurosina marginata

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Japan (1 collection), United States (30: Nevada, Texas)

Total: 31 collections including 36 occurrences

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