†Aphaurosia Cooper and Grant 1976 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1976. Permian Brachiopods from West Texas, IV. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 21:1923-2607
Parent taxon: Acolosiinae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxon: Acolosia
Subtaxa: Aphaurosia rotundata Aphaurosia scutata
Type: Aphaurosia scutata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (11: New Mexico, Texas collections)
Total: 11 collections including 15 occurrences
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