Tomiopsis (Johndearia) isbelliformis Waterhouse and Mutch 1978 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ingelarellidae

Alternative combination: Tomiopsis isbelliformis

Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse and A. R. Mutch. 1978. Description and paleoecology of Permian brachiopods from the Nemo Formation near Ohai, South Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 21:517-530

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

See also Waterhouse and Mutch 1978

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

Type specimen: NZGS BR2231. Its type locality is GS5863, near Ohai (D45/f7572), which is in a Changhsingian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Nemo Formation of New Zealand.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at GS5863, near Ohai (D45/f7572)

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