Notostrophia homeri Waterhouse 1973 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae

Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1973. New brachiopod genera from the New Zealand Permian. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 3:35-42

Belongs to Notostrophia according to J. B. Waterhouse 1982

See also Waterhouse 1973

Sister taxa: Notostrophia alta, Notostrophia bifurcata, Notostrophia zealandicus

Type specimen: NZGS BR 1472. Its type locality is GS9276, Wairaki River (D44/f9957), which is in an Artinskian marine horizon in New Zealand.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of New Zealand (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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