†Acritosia magna Cooper and Grant 1969 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1969. New Permian brachiopods from west Texas. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 1:1-20
Belongs to Acritosia according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1975
See also Cooper and Grant 1969
Sister taxa: Acritosia magnifica, Acritosia ogamensis, Acritosia peculiaris, Acritosia silicica, Acritosia solida, Acritosia teguliferoides, Acritosia vestibula
Type specimen: USNM 151739a, a valve (Ventral valve)
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (4: Texas collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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