Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Strophopleuridae
Alternative combination: Spirifer joharensis
Full reference: C. Diener. 1897. The Permian fossils of the Productus Shales of Kumaon and Gurhwal. Palaeontologia Indica, Series 15 1(3):1-54
Belongs to Pteroplecta according to J. B. Waterhouse 2004
See also Diener 1897, Diener 1903 and Waterhouse 1983
Sister taxa: Pteroplecta laminatus, Pteroplecta niger, Pteroplecta sulcata, Pteroplecta varuniformis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Dharma No. XI, Lissar Valley, Johar, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine shale in the Productus Shale Formation of India.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of India (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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