†Ambikella himalayanicus Waterhouse 1978 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ingelarellidae
Alternative combination: 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 and Waterhouse 1978
Sister taxa: Ambikella antesulcata, Ambikella elongata, Ambikella fructiformis, Ambikella furca, Ambikella ovata, Ambikella undulosina
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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