Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae
Alternative combinations: Orthambonites eucharis, Orthis eucharis
Belongs to Sivorthis according to V. Jaanusson and M. G. Bassett 1993
See also Greife and Langenheim 1963
Sister taxa: Sivorthis ardmillanensis, Sivorthis bellus, Sivorthis calatravaensis, Sivorthis filistera, Sivorthis friendsvillensis, Sivorthis minus, Sivorthis minutus, Sivorthis multicostellatus, Sivorthis noctilio, Sivorthis occidentalis, Sivorthis precordillerana, Sivorthis tenuicostatus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Whiterockian of United States (2: California, Nevada collections)
• Ordovician of United States (10: California, Nevada, Utah)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
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