Full reference: J. M. Malinky. 2003. Ordovician and Silurian hyoliths and gastropods reassigned from the Hyolitha from the Girvan District, Scotland. Journal of Paleontology 77(4):625-645
Parent taxon: Orthothecida according to J. M. Malinky 2003
Sister taxa: Aldanothecidae, Allathecidae, Ancheilotheca, Bolitheca, Brevitheca, Bucanotheca, Carinitheca, Chelsonella, Circothecidae, Cupitheca, Curtitheca, Ebianotheca, Eogloborilus, Eonovitatus, Gracilithecidae, Grandicornus, Hexitheca, Inflaticornus, Isititheca, Khetatheca, Kotuyitheca, Lophotheca, Minitheca, Mooritheca, Neobactrotheca, Nikatheca, Novitatidae, Orthothecidae, Panitheca, Paragloborilus, Petasotheca, Plicitheca, Probactrotheca, Renitheca, Sysoievia, Tchuranitheca, Tetratheca, Tetrathecidae, Triplicatellidae, Turcutheca
Subtaxa: Girvanolithes subexcavatus Girvanolithes thraivensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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