Goniarina appeli Cooper and Grant 1974 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae

Full reference: G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1974. Permian brachiopods of West Texas, II. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 15:233-793

Belongs to Goniarina according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1974

Sister taxa: Goniarina diabloensis, Goniarina futilis, Goniarina magniextensa, Goniarina permiana, Goniarina pyelodes, Goniarina striata, Goniarina subulata

Type specimen: USNM 150395, a shell (Articulated specimen). Its type locality is USNM702d, Hill 5725, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Hess Formation of Texas.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at USNM702d, Hill 5725, Glass Mountains

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