Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Alternative combinations: Grumantia crassimurus, Streptorhynchus crassimurus
Full reference: G. A. Thomas. 1958. The Permian Orthotetacea of Western Australia. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics Bulletin 39:1-158
Belongs to Arctitreta according to M. E. Clapham 2015
See also Thomas 1958 and Waterhouse 1982
Sister taxa: Arctitreta bapensis, Arctitreta bioni, Arctitreta costellata, Arctitreta intercalata, Arctitreta kempei, Arctitreta macrocardinalis, Arctitreta pearyi, Arctitreta peelensis, Arctitreta pelicanensis, Arctitreta percostata, Arctitreta plicatilis, Arctitreta triangularis
Type specimen: CPC 1407, a valve (Ventral valve). Its type locality is BMR KNF73, Bruten's Old Yard, Cherrabun Station, which is in an Artinskian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Noonkanbah Formation of Australia.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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