Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Anopliidae
Full reference: N. W. Archbold. 1981. A new species of Tornquistia (Brachiopoda: Chonetidina) from the Artinskian (Permian) of Western Australia. Memoirs of the National Museum, Victoria 42:7-14
Belongs to Tornquistia according to N. W. Archbold 1981
Sister taxa: Tornquistia ambiensis, Tornquistia changhsingia, Tornquistia foraminosa, Tornquistia forbesi, Tornquistia gibbera, Tornquistia khinlopensis, Tornquistia kolymensis, Tornquistia magna, Tornquistia occidentalis, Tornquistia orthogona, Tornquistia pseudobrama, Tornquistia subpolita, Tornquistia subquadratus, Tornquistia transversalis, Tornquistia tricorporum, Paeckelmannia praecapitolina
Type specimen: NMV P60709, a valve (Ventral valve). Its type locality is UWA WC16-24/1, Coolkilya Pool, Minilya River, which is in a Kungurian marine siliciclastic in the Wandagee Formation of Australia.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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