Tomiopsis (Johndearia) magna Campbell 1960 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ingelarellidae

Alternative combinations: Ingelarella magna, Johndearia magna, Martiniopsis magna, Tomiopsis magna

Synonym: Ingelarella belfordensis McClung 1978

Full reference: K.S.W. Campbell. 1960. The brachiopod genera Ingelarella and Notospirifer in the Permian of Queensland. Journal of Paleontology 34(6):1106-1123

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

See also Campbell 1960, Clarke 1973, Clarke 1987, McClung 1978, Waterhouse 1971, Waterhouse 1983 and Waterhouse 1987

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

Type specimens:

  • Tomiopsis (Johndearia) magna: GSQ F2051, a shell (Articulated shell). Its type locality is Marine Gully M137, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine siliciclastic in the Blenheim Formation of Australia.
  • Ingelarella belfordensis: UNE 14463. Its type locality is UNE L1237, Wattle Ponds Creek, which is in a Roadian marine siliciclastic in the Belford Formation of Australia.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Australia (36 collections)

Total: 36 collections each including a single occurrence

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