Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Orthotetellidae
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 Orthotetella according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1974
See also King 1931 and Stehli 1954
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is R.E. King 93, Wolf Camp Hills, Glass Mountains, which is in an Asselian carbonate limestone in the Neal Ranch Formation of Texas.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (20: Texas collections)
• Carboniferous of United States (9: Texas)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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