Mentzeliopsis spinosa Trechmann 1917 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Sinucostidae

Full reference: C. T. Trechmann. 1917. The Trias of New Zealand. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 73(3):165-246

Belongs to Mentzeliopsis according to A. S. Dagys 1974

Sister taxa: Mentzeliopsis horrida, Mentzeliopsis verrucosa

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of New Zealand (9 collections)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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