†Gelidorthis meloui Villas 1985 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Giraldiellidae
Full reference: E. Villas. 1985. Braquiópodos del Ordovicico medio y superior de las Cadenas Ibéricas Orientales. Memorias del Museo Paleontolégico de la Universidad de Zaragoza 1:1-153
Belongs to Gelidorthis according to E. Villas 1995
See also Villas 1985
Sister taxa: Gelidorthis carlsi, Gelidorthis perisiberiaensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Austria (1 collection), Spain (7)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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