Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Alternative combination: Mesolobus permianus
Full reference: G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1975. Permian Brachiopods of West Texas, III. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 19:795-1921
Belongs to Capillomesolobus according to J. Pečar 1986
See also Cooper and Grant 1975
Sister taxa: Capillomesolobus heritschi, Capillomesolobus karavankensis, Capillomesolobus lissarensis, Capillomesolobus pontebbanus
Type specimen: USNM 152797, a shell (Articulated shell). Its type locality is USNM703a, Old Word Ranch, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Road Canyon Formation of Texas.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at USNM703a, Old Word Ranch, Glass Mountains
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