Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Alternative combination: Neophricadothyris catatona
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 Phricodothyris according to J. I. Tazawa 2016
See also Cooper and Grant 1976 and Shi et al. 2002
Sister taxa: Phricodothyris asiatica, Phricodothyris bachuensis, Phricodothyris bella, Phricodothyris dispar, Phricodothyris echinata, Phricodothyris formilla, Phricodothyris guadalupensis, Phricodothyris guizhouensis, Phricodothyris indenta, Phricodothyris kawaiensis, Phricodothyris longlinensis, Phricodothyris nummulina, Phricodothyris occidentalis, Phricodothyris pyriformis, Phricodothyris reticulariformis, Phricodothyris septata, Phricodothyris sibirica, Phricodothyris subrostrata, Phricodothyris tieliensis, Phricodothyris toriyamai, Phricodothyris uzunbulakensis, Phricodothyris xikouensis, Condrathyris perplexa, Squamularia (Neophricodothyris) spatulata, Squamularia (Neophricodothyris) attenuata, Neophricadothyris crassibecca, Squamularia (Neophricodothyris) oviformis, Squamularia (Neophricodothyris) baralensis, Squamularia (Neophricodothyris) frechi, Neophricadothyris transversa, Squamularia (Neophricodothyris) bilotensis, Neophricadothyris conara
Type specimen: USNM 153994a, a shell (Articulated shell)
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Japan (2 collections), United States (17: Texas)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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