Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae
Alternative combinations: Grumantia kempei, Streptorhynchus kempei
Belongs to Arctitreta according to L. Angiolini and S. L. Long 2008
See also Brabb and Grant 1971, Dunbar 1955, Kalashnikov 1993, Pavlova et al. 1991, Stehli and Grant 1971, Ustritsky 1960 and Ustritsky and Chernyak 1963
Sister taxa: Arctitreta bapensis, Arctitreta bioni, Arctitreta costellata, Arctitreta crassimurus, Arctitreta intercalata, Arctitreta macrocardinalis, Arctitreta pearyi, Arctitreta peelensis, Arctitreta pelicanensis, Arctitreta percostata, Arctitreta plicatilis, Arctitreta triangularis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Canada (2: Nunavut collections), Greenland (18), Mongolia (8), the Russian Federation (6), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (4), United States (3: Alaska)
• Carboniferous of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1)
Total: 42 collections each including a single occurrence
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