Sestropoma Cooper and Grant 1969 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Cyclacanthariidae

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: Cyclacanthariinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Collumatus, Cyclacantharia, Gundaria, Taphrosestria

Subtaxa: Sestropoma cribriferum Sestropoma mexicanum

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Mexico (7 collections), United States (41: New Mexico, Texas)

Total: 48 collections including 62 occurrences

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