Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae
Alternative combinations: Neospirifer ambiensis, Neospirifer fasciger ambiensis, Spirifer ambiensis
Full reference: W. Waagen. 1883. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part IV, fas. 2. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(4):391-546
Belongs to Betaneospirifer according to J. B. Waterhouse 2004
See also Lee and Gu 1980, Schréter 1963, Waagen 1883 and Waterhouse 1978
Sister taxa: Betaneospirifer marcoui, Betaneospirifer moosakhailensis, Betaneospirifer neomarcoui, Betaneospirifer ravaniformis, Betaneospirifer shii
Type specimen: GSI 3524. Its type locality is Amb, very highest beds of Productus-limestone, Salt Range, which is in a Changhsingian coastal sandstone in the Chhidru Formation of Pakistan.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (4 collections), Hungary (1), India (2), Nepal (14), Pakistan (7)
Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence
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