Paralenorthis Havlicek and Branisa 1980 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae

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

See also Benedetto 2003, Jaanusson and Bassett 1993, Popov et al. 2009, Potter 1990 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Almadenorthis, Bastamorthis, Boreadorthis, Diochthofera, Duolobella, Gutiorthis, Lenorthis, Leoniorthis, Orthambonites, Orthinae, Orthis, Orthostrophella, Orthostrophia, Palaeowingella, Rogorthis, Sinorthis, Sulcatorthis, Sulevorthis, Suriorthis, Taphrorthis, Trondorthis

Subtaxa: Paralenorthis alabamensis Paralenorthis alata Paralenorthis buttsi Paralenorthis carlottoi Paralenorthis costata Paralenorthis estenaensis Paralenorthis immitatrix Paralenorthis lolae Paralenorthis luritjaorum Paralenorthis marshalli Paralenorthis minusculus Paralenorthis mollesensis Paralenorthis orbicularis Paralenorthis panderania Paralenorthis proava Paralenorthis rgaitensis Paralenorthis riojanus Paralenorthis robustus Paralenorthis semnanensis Paralenorthis serica Paralenorthis suriensis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Argentina (3 collections), Australia (9), Bolivia (3), China (30), Estonia (9), Iran (6), Kazakhstan (11), Peru (11), the Russian Federation (35), Spain (6), the United Kingdom (4), United States (17: Alabama, California, Maine, Nevada)

• Llandeilo of Kazakhstan (4), United States (1: California)

• Whiterockian of United States (10: California, Nevada)

• Arenigian of Argentina (8), Canada (1: Northwest Territories), United States (1: Maine)

• Cassinian of United States (2: Tennessee)

• Arenig of Argentina (6), Canada (1: New Brunswick), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 179 collections including 181 occurrences

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