Ceocypea Grant 1972 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Cooperinidae

Full reference: R. E. Grant. 1972. The lophophore and feeding mechanism of the Productidina (Brachiopoda). Journal of Paleontology 46(2):213-249

Parent taxon: Epiceliinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxon: Epicelia

Subtaxa: Ceocypea chytrina Ceocypea dischides

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Type: Ceocypea dischides

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Greece (3 collections), Pakistan (2), Thailand (7)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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