Hesperorthis rae Oraspold 1956 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperorthidae

Full reference: A. L. Oraspold. 1956. New brachiopods from the Jõhvi, Keila and Vasalemma stages. Trudy Instituta geologii AN ESSR 1:41-67

Belongs to Hesperorthis according to A. L. Oraspold 1956

Sister taxa: Hesperorthis antelopensis, Hesperorthis australis, Hesperorthis avalanchensis, Hesperorthis barbata, Hesperorthis benjaminensis, Hesperorthis biconvexa, Hesperorthis costalis, Hesperorthis craigensis, Hesperorthis davidsoni, Hesperorthis dubia, Hesperorthis gotlandica, Hesperorthis hillistensis, Hesperorthis ignicula, Hesperorthis latecostata, Hesperorthis laurentina, Hesperorthis leinsterensis, Hesperorthis longirostroides, Hesperorthis martinssoni, Hesperorthis matutina, Hesperorthis mucronata, Hesperorthis onniensis, Hesperorthis pyramidalis, Hesperorthis sulcata, Hesperorthis tricenaria

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Estonia (3 collections), Latvia (2), Lithuania (3)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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