Monotrypa mastoidea Waagen and Wentzel 1886 (bryozoan)

Stenolaemata - Trepostomida - Amplexoporidae

Full reference: W. Waagen and J. Wentzel. 1886. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part VI. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(6):835-924

Belongs to Monotrypa according to W. Waagen and J. Wentzel 1886

Sister taxa: Monotrypa jewensis, Monotrypa multitabulata, Monotrypa novaki, Monotrypa osgoodensis, Monotrypa sinuosa, Monotrypa undulatus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Amb, Basal Fossiliferous Beds, Salt Range, which is in a Wordian coastal sandstone in the Amb Formation of Pakistan

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Amb, Basal Fossiliferous Beds, Salt Range

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