Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ingelarellidae
Alternative combination: Mentzelia punjabica
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 Martiniopsis according to S. Z. Shen et al. 2016
See also Reed 1944
Sister taxa: Martiniopsis adminiculata, Martiniopsis cathaysiensis, Martiniopsis convexa, Martiniopsis elegans, Martiniopsis grandiformis, Martiniopsis inflata, Martiniopsis latouchei, Martiniopsis lutugini, Martiniopsis orientalis, Martiniopsis patella, Martiniopsis salaria, Martiniopsis shandaohuensis, Martiniopsis subpentagonalis, Martiniopsis sulcatus, Martiniopsis trimmata, Martiniopsis uralica, Martiniopsis woodi, Martiniopsis xizangensis
Type specimen: GSI 17063, a shell. Its type locality is SE of Shahalanwali, Narsinghphoar, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine horizon in the Wargal Formation of Pakistan.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at SE of Shahalanwali, Narsinghphoar
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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