Pontisia exoria Grant 1976 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae

Full reference: R. E. Grant. 1976. Permian brachiopods from southern Thailand. Paleontological Society Memoir 9:1-269

Belongs to Pontisia according to S. Z. Shen et al. 2003

See also Grant 1976

Sister taxa: Pontisia boodi, Pontisia costata, Pontisia franklinensis, Pontisia kingi, Pontisia longicosta, Pontisia magnicostata, Pontisia nanas, Pontisia parva, Pontisia robusta, Pontisia stehlii, Pontisia truncata, Pontisia ventricola, Pontisia wolfcampensis

Type specimen: USNM 212641, a shell (Articulated shell)

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (1 collection), Thailand (7)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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