Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
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: Dielasmatinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Adygella, Amygdalocosta, Aspidothyris, Bittnerithyris, Coenothyris, Cruratula, Dareithyris, Dielasma, Dielasmina, Dongbaella, Ectoposia, Elasmata, Fletcherithyris, Pirithyris, Praerhaetina, Sulcatinella, Tibetothyris, Tosuhuthyris, Tunethyris, Whitspakia, Yochelsonia
Subtaxa: Plectelasma dubium Plectelasma guadalupense Plectelasma kingi Plectelasma nitidum Plectelasma planidorsatum
Type: Plectelasma kingi
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Mexico (2 collections), United States (55: Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah)
Total: 57 collections including 64 occurrences
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