†family Hercosiidae Cooper and Grant 1975 (lamp shell)
Strophomenata - Productida - Hercosiidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1975. Permian Brachiopods of West Texas, III. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 19:795-1921
Parent taxon: Richthofenioidea according to A. Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Crania permiana, Cyclacanthariidae, Forma, Gemmellaroiidae, Prorichthofenia, Prorichthofeniinae, Richthofeniidae
Subtaxa: Hercosestria Hercosia Neorichthofenia Sicularia Strophorichthofenia
Type: Hercosia
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Afghanistan (2 collections), China (3), Guatemala (2), Italy (4), Japan (1), Mexico (8), Tajikistan (1), Tunisia (6), United States (116: Texas)
Total: 143 collections including 156 occurrences