†Glossothyropsis robusta Girty 1934 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Notothyrididae
Alternative combination: Cryptacanthia robusta
Belongs to Glossothyropsis according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1976
Sister taxa: Glossothyropsis carinata, Glossothyropsis cryptacanthoides, Glossothyropsis immatura, Glossothyropsis juvenis, Glossothyropsis magna, Glossothyropsis polita, Glossothyropsis rectangulata, Glossothyropsis sinuata, Glossothyropsis superba
Type specimen: USNM 118906a, a shell (Articulated shell)
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (5: Texas collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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