Pseudomimella (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, Irhirea, Lipanorthis, Mimella, Nanorthis, Oligorthis, Orthostrophiinae, Paterorthis, Platystrophiinae, Platystrophinae, Plectorthinae, Plectorthis, Schizophorella, Severginella

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Australia (2 collections), China (10)

• Dawan of China (1)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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