Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Full reference: K. S. W. Campbell. 1953. The fauna of the Permo-Carboniferous Ingelara beds of Queensland. Papers - Department of Geology, University of Queensland 4(3):3-43
Belongs to Plekonella according to S. M. Parfrey 1988
See also Campbell 1953, Clarke 1987, Waterhouse 1964, Waterhouse 1967, Waterhouse 1976 and Waterhouse 1986
Sister taxa: Plekonella campbelli, Plekonella iniquitas, Plekonella multicostata, Plekonella rara, Plekonella southlandensis
Type specimen: UQ F14229, a shell (Conjoined shell). Its type locality is UQ L999, Dry Creek, Ingelara, which is in a Wuchiapingian coastal mudstone in the Peawaddy Formation of Australia.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (8 collections), New Zealand (12)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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