†Heteraria Cooper and Grant 1976 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Martiniidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1976. Permian Brachiopods from West Texas, IV. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 21:1923-2607
Parent taxon: Eomartiniopsinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Eomartiniopsis, Globispirifer, Kisilia, Merospirifer, Rallacosta
Subtaxa: Heteraria blakemorei
Type: Heteraria blakemorei
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (1: Texas collection)
• Carboniferous of Canada (4: Nunavut)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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