Scapharina levis Cooper and Grant 1975 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida

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 Scapharina according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1975

Sister taxa: Productus pileolus, Scapharina quadrata, Scapharina rugosa

Type specimen: USNM 152659, a shell (Articulated shell)

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (26: New Mexico, Texas collections)

Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence

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