†Rallacosta Cooper and Grant 1976 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Martiniidae
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: Eomartiniopsinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Eomartiniopsis, Globispirifer, Heteraria, Kisilia, Merospirifer
Subtaxa: Rallacosta actina Rallacosta heshanensis Rallacosta imporcata Rallacosta laminata Rallacosta xystica
Type: Rallacosta imporcata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (1 collection), United States (25: Texas)
Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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