Acolosia elliptica 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 Acolosia according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1976

Sister taxa: Acolosia anomala, Acolosia exasperata, Acolosia glabra, Acolosia lenticula, Acolosia magna, Acolosia recepta

Type specimen: USNM 148203a, a shell (Articulated shell). Its type locality is USNM702d, Hill 5725, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Hess Formation of Texas.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at USNM702d, Hill 5725, Glass Mountains

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