†Antronaria pluricosta Cooper and Grant 1976 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
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 Antronaria according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1976
Sister taxa: Antronaria dissona, Antronaria emarginata, Antronaria indentata, Antronaria mesicostalis, Antronaria specialis, Antronaria speciosa, Antronaria spectabilis, Antronaria titania, Antronaria transversa, Antronaria voluminosa
Type specimen: USNM 152854d, a shell (Articulated shell)
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at AMNH591, Black John Canyon, Sierra Diablo (Permian of Texas)
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