Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae
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 Compressoproductus according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1975
Sister taxa: Compressoproductus acuminatus, Compressoproductus compressus, Compressoproductus corniformis, Compressoproductus curtus, Compressoproductus fengshuijiangensis, Compressoproductus flabellatus, Compressoproductus mongolicus, Compressoproductus multicorrugatus, Compressoproductus mytiloides, Compressoproductus parvus, Compressoproductus pentagonalis, Compressoproductus pinniformis, Compressoproductus planus, Compressoproductus prinadai, Compressoproductus rarus, Compressoproductus thomasi, Compressoproductus triangulus, Compressoproductus vladivostokensis
Type specimen: USNM 151575a, a valve (Ventral valve). Its type locality is USNM707a, Lenox Hills, Glass Mountains, which is in an Artinskian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Skinner Ranch Formation of Texas.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (4: Texas collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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