Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plaesiomyidae
Alternative combination: Orthis anticostiensis
Synonym: Orthis porcata Shaler 1865 [replaced name]
Belongs to Dinorthis according to W. H. Twenhofel 1928
See also Jin and Zhan 2008, Schuchert and Cooper 1932 and Wright and Stigall 2013
Sister taxa: Dinorthis (Pionorthis), Dinorthis (Retrorsirostra), Dinorthis atavoides, Dinorthis beiguoshanensis, Dinorthis berwynensis, Dinorthis carleyi, Dinorthis carrickensis, Dinorthis flabellulum, Dinorthis hadra, Dinorthis holdeni, Dinorthis holdenoides, Dinorthis interstriata, Dinorthis meedsi, Dinorthis occidentalis, Dinorthis pectinella, Dinorthis subplicatella, Dinorthis sweeneyi, Dinorthis taukensis, Dinorthis transversa, Dinorthis venusta, Orthis (Dinorthis) meedsi
Type specimens:
- Dinorthis anticostiensis: MCZ 147679-147682, a shell
- Orthis porcata: MCZ 147679-147682, a shell.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Dinorthis anticostiensis in the database
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