Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plaesiomyidae
Alternative combinations: Dinorthis iphigenia, Orthis iphigenia, Plaesiomys (Dinorthis) iphigenia
Full reference: E. Billings. 1865. Palaeozoic fossils, volume 1. Geological Survey of Canada 1-426
Belongs to Plaesiomys according to C. M. O. Rasmussen 2013
See also Billings 1865, Bolton 1977, Hall and Clarke 1892, Schuchert 1897 and Troedsson 1928
Sister taxa: Dinorthis (Plaesiomys) saxbyana, Dinorthis (Plaesiomys) solaris, Plaesiomys (Plaesiomys), Plaesiomys (Valcourea), Plaesiomys anticostiensis, Plaesiomys bellilamellosus, Plaesiomys bellistriatus, Plaesiomys carletona, Plaesiomys cutterensis, Plaesiomys fidelis, Plaesiomys idahoensis, Plaesiomys multiplicata, Plaesiomys occidentalis, Plaesiomys porcata, Plaesiomys proavita, Plaesiomys rockymontana, Plaesiomys saxbiana, Plaesiomys subcircularis, Plaesiomys subquadratus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (9: Northwest Territories, Ontario collections), United States (5: New York)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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