Orthis intercostata de Sowerby and Murchison 1839 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae

Full reference: J. C. de Sowerby and R. I. Murchison. 1839. The Silurian System. Part 2. Organic Remains. The Silurian System 2:579-768

Belongs to Orthis according to J. E. Portlock 1843

See also Cocks 2014, Hiller 1980 and Mitchell 1977

Sister taxa: Orthis (Finkelnburgia), Orthis (Orusia), Orthis acuminata, Orthis australis, Orthis berthoisi, Orthis biforata, Orthis biloba, Orthis bilobata, Orthis callactis, Orthis christianae, Orthis cypha, Orthis davidsoni, Orthis expansa, Orthis kreklingensis, Orthis laticostata, Orthis perveta, Orthis piger, Orthis reversa, Orthis ribeiroi, Orthis spinigera, Orthis subalata, Orthis testudinaria, Orthis tulliensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Orthis intercostata in the database

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