Archaeorthis major Nikitina et al. 2006 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Archaeorthidae

Full reference: O. I. Nikitina, L. E. Popov, R. B. Neuman, M. G. Bassett, and L. E. Holmer. 2006. Mid Ordovician (Darriwilian) brachiopods of South Kazakhstan. Studies in Palaeozoic palaeontology 25:145-222

Belongs to Archaeorthis according to O. I. Nikitina et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Archaeorthis altaica, Archaeorthis christianiae, Archaeorthis costellata, Archaeorthis electra, Archaeorthis elongata, Archaeorthis globosa, Archaeorthis groenlandica, Archaeorthis subcarinata, Archaeorthis wimani

Type specimen: USNM 485040, a shell (complete shell). Its type locality is Locality 156. Kurzhaksai section, which is in an Abereiddian open shallow subtidal limestone/siltstone in the Uzunbulak Formation of Kazakhstan.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Kazakhstan (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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