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 Anteridocus according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1976
Sister taxa: Anteridocus bicostatus, Anteridocus erugatus, Anteridocus eximius, Anteridocus gongylus, Anteridocus seminudus, Anteridocus subcarinatus, Anteridocus swallovianus, Anteridocus triangulatus
Type specimen: USNM 154723b, a shell (Articulated shell). Its type locality is USNM707h, Skinner Ranch Fm. (Poplar Tank Mb.?), Lenox Hills, Glass Mountains, which is in an Artinskian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Skinner Ranch Formation of Texas.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (3: Texas collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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