Sandrella Waterhouse 1985 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Rugosochonetidae

Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1985. Two new brachiopod genera from the Permian Lamnimargus himalayensis zone of the Himalayas. Geology of Western Himalayas, Contributions to Himalayan Geology 3:212-218

Parent taxon: Quinquenellinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxon: Quinquenella

Subtaxa: Sandrella platina

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Type: Sandrella platina

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Track southeast of Phitse La, south Zanskar Range (Permian of India)

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