Antronaria spectabilis Cooper and Grant 1976 (lamp shell)

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 pluricosta, Antronaria specialis, Antronaria speciosa, Antronaria titania, Antronaria transversa, Antronaria voluminosa

Type specimen: USNM 152857i, a shell (Articulated shell)

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (9: Texas collections)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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