Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Meristellidae
Full reference: L. E. Popov, V. Hairapetian, D. H. Evans, M. Ghobadi Pour, L. E. Holmer and C. Baars. 2015. Review of the Ordovician stratigraphy and fauna of the Anarak Region in Central Iran. Acta Geologica Polonica 65(4):403-435
Belongs to Hindella according to L. E. Popov et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Hindella angustifrons, Hindella cassidea, Hindella crassa, Hindella incipiens, Hindella kiaeri, Hindella prinstana, Hindella umbonata, Cryptothyrella ovoides, Cryptothyrella lacrima, Cryptothyrella terebratulina
Type specimen: NMW 2012.7G. 336, a valve (ventral valve internal mould). Its type locality is AF7/2, which is in a Katian marine siltstone/sandstone in the Chahgonbad Formation of Iran.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at AF7/2
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