Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Platystrophiidae
Alternative combination: Platystrophia orbiculoidea
Full reference: J. Jin and B. D. E. Chatterton. 1997. Latest Ordovician-Silurian articulate brachiopods and biostratigraphy of the Avalanche Lake area, southwestern District of Mackenzie, Canada. Palaeontographica Canadiana 13:1-62
Belongs to Gnamptorhynchos according to J. Jin and D. A. T. Harper 2024
See also Jin and Chatterton 1997 and Jin and Zhan 2000
Sister taxa: Gnamptorhynchos globatum, Gnamptorhynchos manitobensis, Gnamptorhynchos prayi, Gnamptorhynchos rhynchonelliformis, Gnamptorhynchos selliseptalicium
Type specimen: UA 10499
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (3: Northwest Territories, Yukon collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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