†Peniculauris imitata Cooper and Grant 1975 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae
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 Peniculauris according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1975
Sister taxa: Peniculauris bassi, Peniculauris costata, Peniculauris ivesi, Peniculauris peniculifera, Peniculauris subcostata, Peniculauris transversa
Type specimen: USNM 148823b, a valve (Ventral valve)
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (11: Texas collections)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
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