Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Alternative combination: Orthis missouriensis
Belongs to Rhipidomella according to W. H. Easton et al. 1958
See also Weller 1914
Sister taxa: Rhipidomella acutisulcata, Rhipidomella burlingtonensis, Rhipidomella carbonaria, Rhipidomella caucasica, Rhipidomella cora, Rhipidomella corallina, Rhipidomella cordialis, Rhipidomella diminutiva, Rhipidomella dzhuvankarensis, Rhipidomella fortimuscula, Rhipidomella henryhousensis, Rhipidomella hessensis, Rhipidomella hispidula, Rhipidomella imitatrix, Rhipidomella jerseyensis, Rhipidomella kharaulakhensis, Rhipidomella lyelliana, Rhipidomella magna, Rhipidomella miaolingensis, Rhipidomella michelini, Rhipidomella miscella, Rhipidomella obesiconcha, Rhipidomella oklahomensis, Rhipidomella orthogonia, Rhipidomella parva, Rhipidomella parvula, Rhipidomella pecosi, Rhipidomella penniana, Rhipidomella perminuta, Rhipidomella pressula, Rhipidomella subcircularis, Rhipidomella subtriangularis, Rhipidomella tenuicostata, Rhipidomella thiemei, Rhipidomella uralica, Rhipidomella vanuxemi, Rhipidomella vediensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Canada (2: Alberta, Northwest Territories collections), Mexico (1), United States (6: Idaho, Indiana, Montana)
• Devonian of Canada (1: Alberta), United States (39: Missouri, Montana, Utah)
Total: 49 collections each including a single occurrence
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