†Arionthia alata Cooper and Grant 1976 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Pennospiriferinidae
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 Arionthia according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1976
Sister taxa: Arionthia blothrhachis, Arionthia germana, Arionthia lamaria, Arionthia polypleura
Type specimen: USNM 155113, a shell (Articulated shell)
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (3: Texas collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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