Tomiopsis harringtoni Archbold and Thomas 1986 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ingelarellidae

Alternative combination: Tomiopsis (Ambikella) harringtoni

Full reference: N. W. Archbold and G. A. Thomas. 1986. Permian Ingelarellidae (Brachiopoda) from Western Australia and Argentina. Journal of Paleontology 60(3):581-605

Belongs to Tomiopsis according to A. C. Taboada et al. 2016

See also Archbold and Thomas 1986 and Waterhouse 1998

Sister taxa: Tomiopsis (Johndearia), Tomiopsis (Tomiopsis), Tomiopsis balgoensis, Tomiopsis bazardarensis, Tomiopsis confusus, Tomiopsis globosa, Tomiopsis globosus, Tomiopsis hardmani, Tomiopsis konincki, Tomiopsis mergensis, Tomiopsis notoplicatus, Tomiopsis oviformis, Tomiopsis pauciplicatus, Tomiopsis piersoni, Tomiopsis rarus, Tomiopsis taimyrensis, Tomiopsis woodwardi, Tomiopsis xinlinensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Arroyo Piedra Azul, Bed BM6, Sierra Pillahuinco, which is in a Sakmarian marine shale in the Bonete Formation of Argentina

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Argentina (2 collections), Brazil (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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