†Micraphelia scitula Cooper and Grant 1969 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Productida - Rugosochonetidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1969. New Permian brachiopods from west Texas. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 1:1-20
Belongs to Micraphelia according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1969
Sister taxa: Chonetes permiana, Micraphelia minuta, Micraphelia pumilis, Micraphelia subalata
Type specimen: USNM 153725b
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (27: Texas collections)
Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence
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