Martiniopsis inflata Waagen 1883 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ingelarellidae

Full reference: W. Waagen. 1883. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part IV, fas. 2. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(4):391-546

Belongs to Martiniopsis according to S. Z. Shen et al. 2016

See also Tong 1978, Waagen 1883 and Waterhouse 1978

Sister taxa: Martiniopsis adminiculata, Martiniopsis cathaysiensis, Martiniopsis convexa, Martiniopsis elegans, Martiniopsis grandiformis, Martiniopsis latouchei, Martiniopsis lutugini, Martiniopsis orientalis, Martiniopsis patella, Martiniopsis punjabica, Martiniopsis salaria, Martiniopsis shandaohuensis, Martiniopsis subpentagonalis, Martiniopsis sulcatus, Martiniopsis trimmata, Martiniopsis uralica, Martiniopsis woodi, Martiniopsis xizangensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Chidru, Upper Productus-limestone, Salt Range, which is in a Changhsingian shallow subtidal limestone in the Chhidru Formation of Pakistan

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Armenia (2 collections), China (7), Iran (5), Nepal (1), Pakistan (3)

Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence

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