Glossothyropsis robusta Girty 1934 (lamp shell)

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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