Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Notothyrididae
Alternative combination: Notothyris schuchertensis
Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1908. The Guadalupian fauna. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 58:1-651
Belongs to Timorina according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1976
Sister taxa: Timorina attenuata, Timorina broili, Timorina ovata
Type specimen: USNM 118581, a shell (Articulated shell). Its type locality is USGS 2926 green, Capitan Peak, Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Capitan Formation of Texas.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (9: New Mexico, Texas collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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