Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Mentzeliidae
Full reference: M. Gaetani. 2019. Taxonomic names, in Upper Spathian to Bithynian (Lower to Middle Triassic) brachiopods from North Dobrogea (Romania). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 125:91-123
Belongs to Ptychomentzelia according to M. Gaetani 2019
Sister taxa: Ptychomentzelia propontica, Ptychomentzelia simionescui
Type specimen: LPB IIIb 872, a shell. Its type locality is Mahmudia Quarry, Caeracul Mare Hill, sample 114, which is in a Bithynian reef, buildup or bioherm bindstone in the Caerace Formation of Romania.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Mahmudia Quarry, Caeracul Mare Hill, sample 114
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