†Sarganostega transversalis Cooper and Grant 1969 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Sarganostegidae
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 Sarganostega according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1976
See also Cooper and Grant 1969
Sister taxa: Sarganostega murata, Sarganostega pressa, Sarganostega prisca, Sarganostega pyramidalis
Type specimen: USNM 153172b, a shell (Articulated shell)
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (23: Texas collections)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
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