Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Archaeorthidae
Parent taxon: Archaeorthidae according to J. Hansen and L. E. Holmer 2011
See also Sepkoski 2002, Williams et al. 2007 and Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Cyrtonotella, Diplonorthis, Nicoloidea, Nothorthis, Pleurorthis, Riograndella, Xinanorthis
Subtaxa: Archaeorthis altaica Archaeorthis christianiae Archaeorthis costellata Archaeorthis electra Archaeorthis elongata Archaeorthis globosa Archaeorthis groenlandica Archaeorthis major Archaeorthis subcarinata Archaeorthis wimani
Type: Orthis electra
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Klabava of the Czech Republic (1 collection)
• Arenig of Argentina (2), Greenland (4)
• Ordovician of Australia (2), Greenland (1), Ireland (1), Kazakhstan (3), Norway (3), the Russian Federation (10), the United Kingdom (2), United States (27: California, Georgia, Nevada, Tennessee)
• Tremadoc of Norway (1), the Russian Federation (1), United States (1: Vermont)
• Ibexian of United States (3: Nevada)
• Cambrian of Sweden (2)
Total: 64 collections including 65 occurrences
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