†Xestotrema Cooper and Grant 1969 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Pennospiriferinidae
Synonym: Mucrospiriferinella
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: Punctospirellinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Arionthia, Laioporella, Punctospirella
Subtaxa: Xestotrema pulchrum
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (1 collection), United States (127: California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 128 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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