†Ametoria Cooper and Grant 1975 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Productida - Echinoconchidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1975. Permian Brachiopods of West Texas, III. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 19:795-1921
Parent taxon: Juresaniini according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Tazawa and Shen 1997
Sister taxa: Bathymyonia, Bilotina, Buntoxia, Cubacula, Densepustula, Juresania, Parajuresania, Pulchratia, Vediproductus
Subtaxa: Ametoria residua
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Japan (1 collection), United States (3: Texas)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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