†Gigadiscina gigantissima Cooper and Grant 1974
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Lingulata - Lingulida - Discinidae
Alternative combination: Roemerella gigantissima
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 Gigadiscina according to M. Masunaga and Y. Shiino 2021
See also Cooper and Grant 1974
Sister taxon: Gigadiscina lessardi
Type specimen: USNM 151393a, a valve (Ventral valve). Its type locality is USNM703, Old Word Ranch, Glass Mountains, which is in a Roadian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Road Canyon Formation of Texas.
Distribution: found only at USNM703, Old Word Ranch, Glass Mountains
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