Leoniorthis robusta Hints 2014 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae

Full reference: L. Hints. 2014. Revision of the concept of the orthide brachiopod Cyrtonotella in the Middle Ordovician of the East Baltic. Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences 63(2):63–-70

Belongs to Leoniorthis according to L. Hints 2014

Sister taxon: Leoniorthis rubeli

Type specimen: Its type locality is Mud mound at Putilovo Quarry, P. originalis zone, Volkhov Stage, which is in a Dapingian reef, buildup or bioherm claystone in the Volkhov Formation of the Russian Federation.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Estonia (1 collection), the Russian Federation (5)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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