†Niviconia Cooper and Grant 1974 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1974. Permian brachiopods of West Texas, II. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 15:233-793
Parent taxon: Meekellinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Alatorthotetina, Geyerella, Meekella, Meekellogeyerella, Orthothetina, Paraorthotetina, Perigeyerella, Sicelia
Subtaxa: Niviconia abrupta Niviconia globosa
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (19: Texas collections)
Total: 19 collections including 20 occurrences
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