Orthorhynchuloides nasutus McCoy 1852 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Orthorhynchulidae

Alternative combinations: Hemithyris nasuta, Orthorhynchuloides nasuta, Protorhyncha nasuta, Rhynchonella nasuta

Belongs to Orthorhynchuloides according to Y. Candela and D. A. T. Harper 2014

See also Davidson 1869, Reed 1917 and Williams 1962

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Main quarries WNW of Craighead Farm, 3 miles from Girvan on Maybole Rd. (Ordovician of the United Kingdom)

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