†Goniarina futilis Cooper and Grant 1974 (lamp shell)
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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 appeli, Goniarina diabloensis, Goniarina magniextensa, Goniarina permiana, Goniarina pyelodes, Goniarina striata, Goniarina subulata
Type specimen: USNM 150393j, a shell (Articulated shell)
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (8: Texas collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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