Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1976. Permian Brachiopods of west Texas, V. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 24:2609-3159
Belongs to Acosarina according to M. A. Torres-MartÃnez et al. 2019
See also Cooper and Grant 1976, Shen et al. 2011 and Tazawa 2012
Sister taxa: Acosarina antesulcata, Acosarina baylorensis, Acosarina circular, Acosarina dorashamensis, Acosarina dunbari, Acosarina fecunda, Acosarina grandis, Acosarina incisiva, Acosarina janiceps, Acosarina juresanensis, Acosarina mesoplatys, Acosarina minuta, Acosarina monocosta, Acosarina peculiaris, Acosarina regularis, Acosarina tumita
Type specimen: USNM 153794i, a shell (Articulated shell)
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Japan (2 collections), Mexico (1), United States (6: Texas)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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