Martiniopsis latouchei Diener 1911 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ingelarellidae

Full reference: C. Diener. 1911. Anthracolithic fossils of the Shan States. Palaeontologia Indica, New Series 3(4):1-74

Belongs to Martiniopsis according to C. Diener 1911

Sister taxa: Martiniopsis cathaysiensis, Martiniopsis convexa, Martiniopsis elegans, Martiniopsis grandiformis, Martiniopsis inflata, Martiniopsis lutugini, Martiniopsis orientalis, Martiniopsis patella, Martiniopsis punjabica, Martiniopsis salaria, Martiniopsis shandaohuensis, Martiniopsis subpentagonalis, Martiniopsis sulcatus, Martiniopsis trimmata, Martiniopsis uralica, Martiniopsis woodi, Martiniopsis xizangensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Kehsi Mansam, which is in a Roadian/Wordian carbonate limestone in the Thitsipin Limestone Formation of Myanmar

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Kehsi Mansam

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