Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plaesiomyidae
Alternative combinations: Dinorthis (Plaesiomys) meedsi, Orthis meedsi, Plaesiomys meedsi
Belongs to Dinorthis according to D. F. Wright and A. L. Stigall 2013
See also Hume 1925, Jin and Norford 1996, Schuchert 1897 and Schuchert and Cooper 1932
Sister taxa: Dinorthis (Pionorthis), Dinorthis (Retrorsirostra), Dinorthis anticostiensis, Dinorthis atavoides, Dinorthis beiguoshanensis, Dinorthis berwynensis, Dinorthis carleyi, Dinorthis carrickensis, Dinorthis flabellulum, Dinorthis hadra, Dinorthis holdeni, Dinorthis holdenoides, Dinorthis interstriata, Dinorthis occidentalis, Dinorthis pectinella, Dinorthis subplicatella, Dinorthis sweeneyi, Dinorthis taukensis, Dinorthis transversa, Dinorthis venusta, Orthis (Dinorthis) meedsi
Subtaxa: Dinorthis meedsi arctica
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (13: British Columbia, Nunavut, Ontario collections), United States (17: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota)
Total: 30 collections each including a single occurrence
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