Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ingelarellidae
Alternative combination: Ambikella fructiformis
Synonym: Tomiopsis siangensis Archbold and Singh 1993
Full reference: M. R. Sahni and J.P. Srivastava. 1956. Discovery of Eurydesma and Conularia in the eastern Himalaya and description of associated faunas. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India 1:202-214
Belongs to Tomiopsis (Ambikella) according to J. B. Waterhouse 1998
See also Archbold and Singh 1993 and Sahni and Srivastava 1956
Sister taxa: Ambikella antesulcata, Ambikella elongata, Ambikella furca, Ambikella himalayanicus, Ambikella ovata, Ambikella undulosina, Tomiopsis (Ambikella) bamberi, Tomiopsis (Ambikella) ovulum, Tomiopsis (Ambikella) petrenkoi, Tomiopsis (Ambikella) postglabra, Tomiopsis (Ambikella) regina, Tomiopsis (Ambikella) symmetrica, Homevalaria profunda
Type specimens:
- Tomiopsis (Ambikella) fructiformis: GSI 17650, a shell. Its type locality is Khemgaon Chorten, Sikkim, which is in an Asselian coastal sandstone in India.
- Tomiopsis siangensis: WIF/A35. Its type locality is Sijik River, Locality 1 (Singh Locality A), which is in a Sakmarian marine shale/shale in the Garu Formation of India.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of India (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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