Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Full reference: P.R. Hoover. 1981. Paleontology, Taphonomy, and Paleoecology of the Palmarito Formation (Permian of Venezuela). Bulletins of American Paleontology 80(313):1-138
Belongs to Rugatia according to P.R. Hoover 1981
Sister taxa: Rugatia andersoni, Rugatia convexa, Rugatia costiformis, Rugatia incurvata, Rugatia mckeei, Rugatia occidentalis, Rugatia paraindica
Type specimen: USNM 221249, a shell (Articulated shell). Its type locality is Altamira House, Locality 10, Palo Quemado Trail, which is in a Kungurian offshore shelf wackestone/siltstone in the Palmarito Formation of Venezuela.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Venezuela (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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