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
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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