†subfamily Metorthinae Williams 1965 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plaesiomyidae

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

Sister taxa: Bokotorthis, Evenkininae, Plaesiomyinae

Subtaxa: Metorthis

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Type: Metorthis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Arenig of China (3 collections)

• Dawan of China (2)

• Ordovician of China (4)

• Tremadoc of China (2)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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