†Petasmatherus opulus Cooper and Grant 1969 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Petasmatheridae
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 Petasmatherus according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1969
Sister taxa: Petasmatherus depressus, Petasmatherus mundus, Petasmatherus nitidus, Petasmatherus pumilus, Petasmatherus pusillus, Petasmatherus recticardinatus
Type specimen: USNM 148305a, a shell (Articulated shell)
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (17: Texas collections)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
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