Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Alternative combinations: Grumantia pelicanensis, Streptorhynchus pelicanensis
Full reference: H.O. Fletcher, D. Hill, and R.W. Willett. 1952. Permian fossils from Southland. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontology Bulletin 19:1-31
Belongs to Arctitreta according to J. B. Waterhouse 1986
See also Dear 1971, Fletcher et al. 1952, Waterhouse 1964 and Waterhouse 1982
Sister taxa: Arctitreta bapensis, Arctitreta bioni, Arctitreta costellata, Arctitreta crassimurus, Arctitreta intercalata, Arctitreta kempei, Arctitreta macrocardinalis, Arctitreta pearyi, Arctitreta peelensis, Arctitreta percostata, Arctitreta plicatilis, Arctitreta triangularis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Havilah-Byerwin Road, 1 mile south of Rosella Creek crossing, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine siliciclastic in the Blenheim Formation of Australia
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (6 collections), New Zealand (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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