†Xestosia Cooper and Grant 1975 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
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: Rugatiini according to S. S. Lazarev 2011
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Nudauris, Rugatia, Spinarella
Subtaxa: Xestosia obsolescens Xestosia schucherti
Type: Xestosia obsolescens
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Mexico (1 collection), United States (41: Texas)
Total: 42 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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