†Leiorhynchoidea sulcata Cooper and Grant 1976 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Petasmariidae
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 Leiorhynchoidea according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1976
Sister taxa: Leiorhynchoidea amygdaloidea, Leiorhynchoidea cloudi, Leiorhynchoidea laevis, Leiorhynchoidea rotundidorsa, Leiorhynchoidea scelesta, Leiorhynchoidea schucherti, Leiorhynchoidea variabilis
Type specimen: USNM 155054, a shell (Articulated shell)
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (3: Texas collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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