Diplanus lamellatus King 1931 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Derbyiidae

Alternative combination: Streptorhynchus lamellatum

Full reference: R. E. King. 1931. The Geology of the Glass Mountains, Texas, Part II, Faunal summary and correlation of the Permian formations with description of Brachiopoda. The University of Texas Bulletin 3042:1-245

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

See also King 1931 and Stehli 1954

Sister taxa: Diplanus apochordus, Diplanus catatonus, Diplanus dilatus, Diplanus rarus, Diplanus redactus, Diplanus stanleyi

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (51: Texas collections)

Total: 51 collections each including a single occurrence

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