†Eridorthis inexpecta Cooper 1956 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Glyptorthidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1956. Chazyan and related brachiopods. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 127:1-1245
Belongs to Eridorthis according to G. A. Cooper 1956
Sister taxa: Eridorthis australis, Eridorthis nicklesi
Type specimen: USNM 110104a, a valve (pedicle valve). Its type locality is Porterfield Quarry, 5 miles northeast of Saltville, which is in an Ashbyan reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Edinburg Formation of Virginia.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Porterfield Quarry, 5 miles northeast of Saltville
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