†Pleurorthis Cooper 1956 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Archaeorthidae
Synonym: Ambardella
Parent taxon: Archaeorthidae according to A. Williams et al. 2007
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Archaeorthis, Cyrtonotella, Diplonorthis, Nicoloidea, Nothorthis, Riograndella, Xinanorthis
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Whiterockian of Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador collection), United States (5: Nevada)
• Arenig of France (1), the United Kingdom (1)
• Ordovician of Argentina (2), France (2)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
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