Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Heterelasminidae
Alternative combinations: Hemiptychina genuflexa, Jisuina genuflexa
Full reference: G. G. Gemmellaro. 1899. La Fauna dei Calcari Con Fusulina della Valle del Fiume Sosio nella Provincia di Palermo, Brachiopoda. Giornale di Scienze Naturali ed Economiche Palermo 21:95-202
Belongs to Heterelasmina according to T. N. Smirnova 2007
See also de Gregorio 1930, Gemmellaro 1899 and Stehli 1962
Sister taxa: Heterelasmina costata, Heterelasmina cuboides, Heterelasmina dieneri, Heterelasmina elegantula, Heterelasmina latesinuata, Heterelasmina planoventris, Heterelasmina pygmaea, Heterelasmina regularis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Italy (4 collections), Pakistan (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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