Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Allorhynchidae
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: Allorhynchidae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aldina, Allorhynchus, Caucasorhynchella, Caucasorhynchia, Crurirhynchella, Deltarina, Fascicosta, Gerassimovia, Grammorhynchus, Hagabirhynchia, Livarirhynchia, Maorirhynchia, Neofascicosta, Pseudowellerella, Ptilotorhynchus, Septaliphorioidea, Terebratuloidea
Subtaxa: Hemileurus orbicularis Hemileurus politus Hemileurus runcinatus
Type: Hemileurus runcinatus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (1 collection), Tajikistan (3), United States (5: Texas)
• Carboniferous of Canada (1: Nunavut)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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