†Acritosia peculiaris Cooper and Grant 1975 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Productida - Cyclacanthariidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1975. Permian Brachiopods of West Texas, III. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 19:795-1921
Belongs to Acritosia according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1975
Sister taxa: Acritosia magna, Acritosia magnifica, Acritosia ogamensis, Acritosia silicica, Acritosia solida, Acritosia teguliferoides, Acritosia vestibula
Type specimen: USNM 151756a, a shell (Articulated shell)
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (40: Texas collections)
Total: 40 collections each including a single occurrence
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