†Glossorthis Öpik 1930 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Productorthidae
Alternative spelling: Orthis (Glossorthis)
Parent taxon: Glossorthinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Cocks and Zhan 1998, Rubel 1961 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Nicolorthis, Prantlina
Subtaxa: Glossorthis schmidti Glossorthis tacens
Type: Glossorthis tacens
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Estonia (14 collections), Latvia (1), Lithuania (1), the Russian Federation (11), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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