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Tomiopsis (Ambikella) fructiformis

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ingelarellidae

Taxonomy
Ambikella fructiformis was named by Sahni and Srivastava (1956). Its type specimen is GSI 17650, a shell, and it is a cast. Its type locality is Khemgaon Chorten, Sikkim, which is in an Asselian coastal sandstone in India. It is the type species of Ambikella.

It was recombined as Tomiopsis (Ambikella) fructiformis by Waterhouse (1998).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Ambikella fructiformis Sahni and Srivastava p. 207 figs. Pl 35, figs 6-10
1993Tomiopsis siangensis Archbold and Singh p. 68 figs. 7A-S, 8A-B
1998Tomiopsis (Ambikella) fructiformis Waterhouse p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
RankNameAuthor
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilyMartinioidea
familyIngelarellidae
subfamilyGlendoniinae
genusTomiopsis
subgenusAmbikella
speciesfructiformis()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Tomiopsis (Ambikella) fructiformis Sahni and Srivastava 1956
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Invalid names: Tomiopsis siangensis Archbold and Singh 1993 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height321.216.029.620.16.99

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:52
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Sakmarian or 298.90000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 293.52India Ambikella fructiformis (type locality: 116801)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1India Ambikella konincki (117912 117914 117917) Tomiopsis siangensis (117910 117915 117916)