Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1975. Permian Brachiopods of West Texas, III. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 19:795-1921
Belongs to Antiquatonia according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1975
Sister taxa: Antiquatonia cooperi, Antiquatonia costata, Antiquatonia insculpta, Antiquatonia pernodosa, Antiquatonia portlockianus, Antiquatonia posthindi, Antiquatonia reticulata
Type specimen: USNM 148965c, a valve (Ventral valve). Its type locality is USNM703l, Montgomery Ranch, Glass Mountains, which is in a Gzhelian marine limestone in the Gaptank Formation of Texas.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (1: Texas collection)
• Carboniferous of United States (6: Texas)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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