†Rugatia occidentalis parvauris Cooper and Grant 1975 (lamp shell)
Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1975. Permian Brachiopods of West Texas, III. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 19:795-1921
Belongs to Rugatia occidentalis according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1975
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: USNM 153471, a shell
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (5: Texas collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence