Leoniorthis Egerquist 2003 (lamp shell)

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

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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

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