†Protocortezorthis (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae
Parent taxon: Isorthinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Costisorthis, Isorthis, Levenea, Peleicostella, Tyersella
Subtaxa: Protocortezorthis windmillensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Afghanistan (1 collection), Canada (33: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon), Germany (1), Poland (2), Spain (1), United States (3: Nevada)
• Silurian of Canada (1: Yukon), China (2), Spain (1), Venezuela (1)
Total: 46 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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