Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae
Full reference: E. Egerquist. 2003. New brachiopods from the Lower-Middle Ordovician (Billingen-Volkhov stages) of the East Baltic. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 48(1):31-38
Parent taxon: Orthidae according to L. Hints 2014
Sister taxa: Almadenorthis, Bastamorthis, Boreadorthis, Diochthofera, Duolobella, Gutiorthis, Lenorthis, Orthambonites, Orthinae, Orthis, Orthostrophella, Orthostrophia, Palaeowingella, Paralenorthis, Rogorthis, Sinorthis, Sulcatorthis, Sulevorthis, Suriorthis, Taphrorthis, Trondorthis
Subtaxa: Leoniorthis robusta Leoniorthis rubeli
Type: Leoniorthis robusta
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Volkhov of the Russian Federation (1 collection)
• Ordovician of Estonia (2), the Russian Federation (5)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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