†Loxophragmus ellipticus Cooper and Grant 1974 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Productida - Lyttoniidae
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 Loxophragmus according to J. I. Tazawa 2016
See also Cooper and Grant 1974
Sister taxa: Juxoldhamina imparilisa, Juxoldhamina spicula, Loxophragmus kuzishanensis
Type specimen: USNM 150685, a valve
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Japan (1 collection), United States (10: Texas)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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