Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Archaeorthidae
Full reference: A. S. Williams and G. B. Curry. 1985. Lower Ordovician Brachiopoda from the Tourmakeady Limestone, Co. Mayo, Ireland. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 38(4):183-269
Belongs to Archaeorthis according to A. S. Williams and G. B. Curry 1985
Sister taxa: Archaeorthis altaica, Archaeorthis christianiae, Archaeorthis costellata, Archaeorthis electra, Archaeorthis elongata, Archaeorthis groenlandica, Archaeorthis major, Archaeorthis subcarinata, Archaeorthis wimani
Type specimen: Its type locality is banks of un-named stream, 2km south-west of Srah Bridge, which is in a Castlemainian/Yapeenian carbonate limestone in the Tourmakeady Formation of Ireland
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at banks of un-named stream, 2km south-west of Srah Bridge
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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