Tomiopsis (Johndearia) dissimilis Waterhouse 1964 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ingelarellidae

Alternative combinations: Ambikella dissimilis, Ingelarella dissimilis, Tomiopsis dissimilis

Synonyms: Ingelarella singletonensis McClung 1978, Ingelarella warneri McClung 1978

Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1964. Permian brachiopods of New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Palaeontological Bulletin 35:1-212

Belongs to Tomiopsis (Johndearia) according to J. B. Waterhouse 1998

See also McClung 1978, Waterhouse 1964, Waterhouse 1968 and Waterhouse 1987

Sister taxa: Tomiopsis (Johndearia) isbelli, Tomiopsis (Johndearia) isbelliformis, Tomiopsis (Johndearia) magna, Tomiopsis (Johndearia) pelicanensis

Type specimens:

  • Tomiopsis (Johndearia) dissimilis: NZGS BR836. Its type locality is GS7352, Letham Burn (D44/f9870), which is in a Capitanian marine sandstone in the Mangarewa Formation of New Zealand.
  • Ingelarella singletonensis: UNE 14132. Its type locality is UNE L1172, Singleton, which is in a Wordian marine siliciclastic in the Mulbring Formation of Australia.
  • Ingelarella warneri: UNE 12343. Its type locality is UNE L1211, Burning Mountain, Murrurundi, which is in a Roadian marine siliciclastic in the Bickham Formation of Australia.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Australia (9 collections), New Zealand (3)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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