Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae
Alternative combinations: Bandoproductus papilionata, Cancrinella papilionata, Nambdoania papilionata
Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1978. Permian Brachiopoda and Mollusca from north-west Nepal. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 160(1-6):1-175
Belongs to Costatumulus according to W. Z. Li et al. 2012
See also Waterhouse 1978, Waterhouse 1983, Waterhouse 2002 and Waterhouse and Chen 2007
Sister taxa: Costatumulus altissima, Costatumulus amosi, Costatumulus bolchovitinovae, Costatumulus caparayensis, Costatumulus capillatus, Costatumulus circularis, Costatumulus crassicostatina, Costatumulus distortus, Costatumulus dongpanensis, Costatumulus expansa, Costatumulus farleyensis, Costatumulus fragosa, Costatumulus germanicus, Costatumulus halli, Costatumulus irwinensis, Costatumulus meritus, Costatumulus minor, Costatumulus occidentalis, Costatumulus polliciformis, Costatumulus prolongata, Costatumulus sahnii, Costatumulus shengmiensis, Costatumulus sidorkini, Costatumulus tazawai, Costatumulus tumidus, Costatumulus villiersi, Costatumulus yanagidae
Type specimen: UQF 69029, a valve (Dorsal valve). Its type locality is W1282, Karnali Unspecified, which is in a Changhsingian marine siliciclastic in the Senja Formation of Nepal.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Nepal (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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