Goniarina futilis 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 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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