Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Platystrophiidae
Full reference: J. Jin. 1989. Late Ordovician - Early Silurian rhynchonellid brachiopods from Anticosti Island, Quebec. Biostratigraphie du Paleozoique 10:5-125
Parent taxon: Platystrophiidae according to A. Williams et al. 2007
See also Jin and Zhan 2000
Sister taxa: Acanthorthis, Ffynnonia, Mcewanella, Neoplatystrophia, Platystrophia, Salacorthis, Siljanostrophia, Vinlandostrophia
Subtaxa: Gnamptorhynchos globatum Gnamptorhynchos manitobensis Gnamptorhynchos orbiculoidea Gnamptorhynchos prayi Gnamptorhynchos rhynchonelliformis Gnamptorhynchos selliseptalicium
Type: Platystrophia regularis globata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (1: British Columbia collection)
• Ordovician of Canada (9: British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Quebec, Yukon), United States (4: Texas, Wyoming)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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