Strophomenata - Productida - Paucispiniferidae
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 Paucispinifera according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1975
Sister taxa: Paucispinifera auriculata, Paucispinifera comancheana, Paucispinifera costellata, Paucispinifera guadalupensis, Paucispinifera indentata, Paucispinifera intermedia, Paucispinifera latidorsata, Paucispinifera magnispina, Paucispinifera parasulcata, Paucispinifera quadrata, Paucispinifera rectangulata, Paucispinifera spinosa, Paucispinifera sulcata, Paucispinifera suspecta, Paucispinifera transversa, Paucispinifera tumida
Type specimen: USNM 155119, a shell (Articulated shell)
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (2: Texas collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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