Sarganostega Cooper and Grant 1969 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Sarganostegidae

Full reference: G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1969. New Permian brachiopods from west Texas. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 1:1-20

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Sarganostega murata Sarganostega pressa Sarganostega prisca Sarganostega pyramidalis Sarganostega transversalis

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Type: Sarganostega transversalis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (45: New Mexico, Texas collections)

Total: 45 collections including 51 occurrences

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