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 futilis, Goniarina permiana, Goniarina pyelodes, Goniarina striata, Goniarina subulata
Type specimen: USNM 150402b, a valve (Dorsal valve). Its type locality is USNM705a, Hess Ranch, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Skinner Ranch Formation of Texas.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (2: Texas collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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