†Derbyoides dunbari Cooper and Grant 1974 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Orthotetidae
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 Derbyoides according to F. Sour-Tovar et al. 2005
See also Cooper and Grant 1974
Sister taxa: Derbyoides cassidula, Derbyoides lamella, Derbyoides marathonensis
Type specimen: USNM 150424a, a valve (Ventral valve)
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Mexico (1 collection), United States (2: Texas)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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