Palaeostrophia orthia Walcott 1906 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Tetralobulidae

Alternative combination: Syntrophia orthia

Belongs to Palaeostrophia according to J. Hansen and L. E. Holmer 2011

Sister taxa: Palaeostrophia angulata, Palaeostrophia fibrillosa, Palaeostrophia perilla, Palaeostrophia tecta

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Palaeostrophia orthia in the database

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