Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Glyptorthidae
Parent taxon: Glyptorthidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Mitchell 1977, Potter 1990 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Bassettella, Cinerorthis, Glyptorthis, Lepidorthis, Lomatorthis, Parisorthis, Schalidomorthis, Spinorthis
Subtaxa: Eridorthis australis Eridorthis inexpecta Eridorthis nicklesi
Type: Plectorthis nicklesi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of the United Kingdom (8 collections)
• Dobrotivian of France (1)
• Ordovician of Australia (11), France (2), Portugal (2), the Russian Federation (3), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (2), United States (14: California, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia)
Total: 44 collections including 45 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.