Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae
Alternative combination: Stepanoviella rossiae
Full reference: N. Fantini Sestini. 1966. The geology of the Upper Djadjerud and Lar Valleys (North Iran) II; Palaeontology: brachiopods from Geirud Formation, Member D (Lower Permian). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 72(1):9-50
Belongs to Globiella according to L. Angiolini 1995
See also Grunt and Dmitriev 1973
Sister taxa: Globiella hemisphaerium, Globiella kamiyassensis, Globiella planohemisphaerium, Globiella reshetovi, Globiella tschernyschewi, Globiella umariensis
Type specimen: (61)IA-L 213a, a valve (Ventral valve). Its type locality is Derband-I-Sar Valley IV, Elburz Mountains, which is in a Visean marine limestone in the Geirud Formation of Iran.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Pakistan (2 collections), Tajikistan (1)
• Carboniferous of Iran (3)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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