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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