Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ingelarellidae
Alternative combinations: Tomiopsis (Ambikella) himalayanicus, Tomiopsis himalayanicus
Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1978. Permian Brachiopoda and Mollusca from north-west Nepal. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 160(1-6):1-175
Belongs to Ambikella according to B. Waterhouse and Z. Q. Chen 2007
See also Shen et al. 2003, Waterhouse 1978 and Waterhouse 1998
Sister taxa: Ambikella antesulcata, Ambikella elongata, Ambikella furca, Ambikella ovata, Ambikella undulosina, Tomiopsis (Ambikella) bamberi, Tomiopsis (Ambikella) fructiformis, Tomiopsis (Ambikella) ovulum, Tomiopsis (Ambikella) petrenkoi, Tomiopsis (Ambikella) postglabra, Tomiopsis (Ambikella) regina, Tomiopsis (Ambikella) symmetrica, Homevalaria profunda
Type specimen: Geol. Surv. India 7467.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at W1389, Section 22, Pija Village, Karnali (Permian of Nepal)
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