Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Full reference: F. R. C. Reed. 1944. Brachiopoda and Mollusca from the Productus limestones of the Salt Range. Palaeontogica Indica, Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India, New Series 23(2):1-596
Belongs to Squamularia (Neophricodothyris) according to F. R. C. Reed 1944
Sister taxa: Phricodothyris asiatica, Phricodothyris bachuensis, Phricodothyris bella, Phricodothyris catatona, Phricodothyris dispar, Phricodothyris echinata, Phricodothyris formilla, Phricodothyris guadalupensis, Phricodothyris guizhouensis, Phricodothyris indenta, Phricodothyris kawaiensis, Phricodothyris longlinensis, Phricodothyris nummulina, Phricodothyris occidentalis, Phricodothyris pyriformis, Phricodothyris reticulariformis, Phricodothyris septata, Phricodothyris sibirica, Phricodothyris subrostrata, Phricodothyris tieliensis, Phricodothyris toriyamai, Phricodothyris uzunbulakensis, Phricodothyris xikouensis, Condrathyris perplexa, Squamularia (Neophricodothyris) attenuata, Neophricadothyris crassibecca, Squamularia (Neophricodothyris) oviformis, Squamularia (Neophricodothyris) baralensis, Squamularia (Neophricodothyris) frechi, Neophricadothyris transversa, Squamularia (Neophricodothyris) bilotensis, Neophricadothyris conara
Type specimen: GSI 17075, a shell. Its type locality is Main nala, SW of pt 2338, N of Ghundi, Salt Range, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine sandstone in the Chhidru Formation of Pakistan.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Main nala, SW of pt 2338, N of Ghundi, Salt Range
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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