†subfamily Cortezorthinae Johnson and Talent 1967 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae

Parent taxon: Dalmanellidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Jones 1982

Sister taxa: Cincinnetina, Crassiorina, Dalmanella, Dalmanellid, Dalmanellinae, Isorthinae, Onniella, Prokopiinae, Resserellinae, Templeellinae

Subtaxa: Cariniferella Cortezorthis Reeftonia

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Type: Cortezorthis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Afghanistan (3 collections), Australia (1), Canada (17: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon, Yukon Territory), China (2), the Czech Republic (3), France (2), New Zealand (2), the Russian Federation (2), United States (85: Iowa, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia)

Total: 117 collections including 123 occurrences

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