Irhirea (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Apollonorthis, Ashinaorthis, Atlantida, Corineorthis, Desmorthis, Doleroides, Hebertella, Lipanorthis, Mimella, Nanorthis, Oligorthis, Orthostrophiinae, Paterorthis, Platystrophiinae, Platystrophinae, Plectorthinae, Plectorthis, Pseudomimella, Schizophorella, Severginella

Subtaxa: Irhirea gigantea

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Type: Corineorthis gigantea

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Great Kabylia (Ordovician of Algeria)

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