†Niviconia abrupta Cooper and Grant 1974 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae
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 Niviconia according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1974
Sister taxon: Niviconia globosa
Type specimen: USNM 153540a-c, a shell (Articulated shell)
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at USNM702a, Split Tank, Glass Mountains (Permian of Texas)
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