Allorhynchus venustulum Cooper and Grant 1976 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Allorhynchidae

Full reference: G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1976. Permian Brachiopods from West Texas, IV. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 21:1923-2607

Belongs to Allorhynchus according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1976

Sister taxa: Allorhynchus circulare, Allorhynchus concentricum, Allorhynchus formulosum, Allorhynchus hunanensis, Allorhynchus naliensis, Allorhynchus permianum, Allorhynchus ponduensis, Allorhynchus triangulatum, Allorhynchus variabile

Type specimen: USNM 152804g, a shell (Articulated shell)

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (15: New Mexico, Texas collections)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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