Strophomenata - Productida - Aulostegidae
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 Chonosteges according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1975
Sister taxa: Chonosteges cooperi, Chonosteges costellatus, Chonosteges limbatus, Chonosteges magnicostatus, Chonosteges matutinus, Chonosteges multicostatus, Chonosteges variabilis
Type specimen: USNM 149294, a shell (Articulated shell). Its type locality is USNM708, Hess Ranch, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Cathedral Mountain Formation of Texas.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (19: Texas collections)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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