†Bryorhynchus nitidum Girty 1909 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Petasmariidae
Alternative combination: Pugnax nitida
Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1909. The Guadalupian fauna. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 58:1-651
Belongs to Bryorhynchus according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1976
Sister taxa: Bryorhynchus bisulcatum, Bryorhynchus gratiosum, Bryorhynchus plicatum
Type specimen: USNM 118563
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at USGS 2920 green, El Capitan, Guadalupe Mountains (Permian of Texas)
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