†Almadenorthis auriculata Reyes-Abril et al. 2010 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae
Full reference: J. Reyes-Abril, E. Villas, and J. C. Gutiérrez-Marco. 2010. Orthid brachiopods from the Middle Ordovician of the Central Iberian Zone, Spain. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 55(2):285-308
Belongs to Almadenorthis according to J. Reyes-Abril et al. 2010
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MGM−5940−O, a valve (internal and external moulds of ventral valve). Its type locality is AC−I, 5800 m SE of Fontanosas, which is in an Oretanian marine shale/slate in the Rio Formation of Spain.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at AC−I, 5800 m SE of Fontanosas
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