Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae
Full reference: A. S. Williams and G. B. Curry. 1985. Lower Ordovician Brachiopoda from the Tourmakeady Limestone, Co. Mayo, Ireland. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 38(4):183-269
Belongs to Taphrorthis according to A. S. Williams and G. B. Curry 1985
Sister taxa: Taphrorthis aspera, Taphrorthis bellatrix, Taphrorthis emarginata, Taphrorthis guizhouensis, Taphrorthis peculiaris
Type specimen: Its type locality is banks of un-named stream, 2km south-west of Srah Bridge, which is in a Castlemainian/Yapeenian carbonate limestone in the Tourmakeady Formation of Ireland
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (1 collection), United States (2: Alaska)
• Castlemainian of Ireland (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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