Eridmatus Branson 1966 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae

Full reference: C. C. Branson. 1966. New genus of spiriferid brachiopod from Oklahoma and Texas. Oklahoma Geology Notes 26(3):74-78

Parent taxon: Spiriferellidae according to A. Williams et al. 2006

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Waterhouse 2004

Sister taxa: Alispiriferella, Arcullina, Bamberina, Elivina, Elivininae, Hunzininae, Plicatospiriferella, Rhombospirifer, Spiriarchboldiella, Spiriferella, Spiriferellinae, Spiriferelloides, Timaniella, Tipispirifer

Subtaxa: Eridmatus erjakhensis Eridmatus marathonensis Eridmatus petita Eridmatus talbeicus Eridmatus texanus

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Type: Spirifer texanus

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Canada (10: Yukon collections), the Russian Federation (6), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1), United States (8: California, Texas)

• Virgilian of United States (6: Texas)

• Carboniferous of United States (15: Texas)

Total: 46 collections including 48 occurrences

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