Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Strophopleuridae
Alternative combinations: Neospirifer niger, Spirifer (Paeckelmanella) niger, Spirifer niger
Full reference: W. Waagen. 1883. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part IV, fas. 2. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(4):391-546
Belongs to Pteroplecta according to J. B. Waterhouse 2004
See also Lee and Gu 1980 and Waagen 1883
Sister taxa: Pteroplecta joharensis, Pteroplecta laminatus, Pteroplecta sulcata, Pteroplecta varuniformis
Type specimen: GSI 3529. Its type locality is Amb, "Chonetes Bed", Salt Range, which is in a Wordian coastal sandstone in the Amb Formation of Pakistan.
Distribution:
• Permian of China (1 collection), Pakistan (31)
Total: 32 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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