†Xenosaria exotica Cooper and Grant 1976 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
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 Xenosaria according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1976
Sister taxon: Xenosaria tenuis
Type specimen: USNM 153459e, a shell (Articulated shell)
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (4: Texas collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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