†Mentzeliopsis Trechmann 1917 (lamp shell)
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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
Parent taxon: Sinucostinae according to W. H. He and Z. Q. Chen 2016
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Qispiriferina, Sinucosta
Subtaxa: Mentzeliopsis horrida Mentzeliopsis spinosa Mentzeliopsis verrucosa
Type: Mentzeliopsis spinosa
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Triassic of Austria (2), New Zealand (20)
Total: 23 collections including 27 occurrences
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