Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperorthidae
Full reference: T. W. Amsden. 1974. Late Ordovician and Early Silurian articulate brachiopods from Oklahoma, southwestern Illinois, and eastern Missouri. Bulletin - Oklahoma Geological Survey 119:1-154
Belongs to Dolerorthis according to T. W. Amsden 1974
Sister taxa: Dolerorthis duftonensis, Dolerorthis flabellites, Dolerorthis inaequicostata, Dolerorthis intercostata, Dolerorthis interplicata, Dolerorthis multicostellata, Dolerorthis nadruvensis, Dolerorthis plicata, Dolerorthis praeclara, Dolerorthis pristina, Dolerorthis psygma, Dolerorthis rankini, Dolerorthis rustica, Dolerorthis sowerbyana, Dolerorthis sowerbyiana, Munhella cummingi
Type specimen: IU RX-283
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of United States (2: Missouri collections)
• Ordovician of United States (6: Missouri, Oklahoma)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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