Toxorthis (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Wangyuiidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Alpeisinae, Bowanorthis, Sigmelasma, Wangyuia, Wangyuiinae

Subtaxa: Toxorthis proteus

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of the United Kingdom (7 collections)

• Ordovician of China (2), Myanmar (1), Turkey (1), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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