Notostrophia Waterhouse 1973 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae

Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1973. New brachiopod genera from the New Zealand Permian. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 3:35-42

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Arcitreta, Arctitreta, Bothrostegium, Chelononia, Drahanorhynchus, Kiangsiella, Pseudostreptorhynchus, Streptorhynchus, Taimyropsis, Tropidelasma

Subtaxa: Notostrophia alta Notostrophia bifurcata Notostrophia homeri Notostrophia zealandicus

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Type: Notostrophia homeri

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Australia (12 collections), New Zealand (4)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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