Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Alternative combination: Streptorhynchus gregarium
Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1908. The Guadalupian fauna. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 58:1-651
Belongs to Tropidelasma according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1974
See also Cloud 1944
Sister taxa: Tropidelasma anthicum, Tropidelasma corniculum, Tropidelasma costellatum, Tropidelasma culmenatum, Tropidelasma curtum, Tropidelasma daijiagouensis, Tropidelasma elongata, Tropidelasma furcillatum, Tropidelasma perattenuatum, Tropidelasma ptomatis, Tropidelasma pygmaeum, Tropidelasma rhamphodes, Tropidelasma robertsi, Tropidelasma strobilum, Tropidelasma triangularis, Tropidelasma undulatum, Tropidelasma yamasugensis, Tropidelasma zhongliangshanensis, Erismatina cooperi
Type specimen: Its type locality is USGS 2926 green, Capitan Peak, Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Capitan Formation of Texas
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Mexico (2 collections), United States (30: New Mexico, Texas)
Total: 32 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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