Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Alternative combinations: Enteletes derbyi, Orthis derbyi
Full reference: W. Waagen. 1884. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part IV, fas. 3. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(4):547-610
Belongs to Orthotichia according to L. Li et al. 1986
See also Schellwien 1900, Sremac 1986, Waagen 1884 and Yanagida 1973
Sister taxa: Orthotichia altilis, Orthotichia avushensis, Orthotichia chekiangensis, Orthotichia fushanensis, Orthotichia gypidularhynchia, Orthotichia hueconiana, Orthotichia irregularis, Orthotichia japonica, Orthotichia jiangxiensis, Orthotichia kozlowskii, Orthotichia latirostrata, Orthotichia lengshuixiensis, Orthotichia lentiformis, Orthotichia magnifica, Orthotichia marmorea, Orthotichia morganiana, Orthotichia nana, Orthotichia nawtawaketensis, Orthotichia newelli, Orthotichia parva, Orthotichia pentamera, Orthotichia sulcata, Orthotichia tongluensis, Orthotichia transversa, Orthotichia trigona, Orthotichia xizangensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Austria (1 collection), China (2), Croatia (2), Japan (1), Pakistan (24), Slovenia (1)
• Carboniferous of China (1)
Total: 32 collections each including a single occurrence
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