Rugaria hessensis King 1931 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae

Alternative combination: Chonetes hessensis

Full reference: R. E. King. 1931. The Geology of the Glass Mountains, Texas, Part II, Faunal summary and correlation of the Permian formations with description of Brachiopoda. The University of Texas Bulletin 3042:1-245

Belongs to Rugaria according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1975

See also Chronic 1953, Cooper and Grant 1969 and King 1931

Sister taxa: Rugaria crassa, Rugaria exquisita, Rugaria molengraaffi, Rugaria pajchoica, Rugaria semicircularis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Peru (1 collection), United States (5: Texas)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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