Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae
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: Auriculispinini according to A. Williams et al. 2007
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Asperlinus, Auriculispina, Filiconcha, Globiella, Kolymaella, Linoprotonia, Magadania, Magniplicatina, Ovatia, Papiliolinus, Spitzbergenia, Striapustula, Teleoproductus, Undaria, Undellaria, Vitiliproductus
Subtaxa: Liraria lirata
Type: Liraria lirata
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (2: Texas collections)
• Carboniferous of Canada (3: Nunavut)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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