Hyolitha - Orthothecida - Orthothecidae
Alternative combination: Hyolithus (Orthotheca) subornatus
Full reference: F. R. C. Reed. 1909. Lower Palaeozoic Hyolithidae from Girvan. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 47:203-222
Belongs to Orthotheca according to J. M. Malinky 2003
See also Reed 1909
Sister taxa: Hyolithus (Orthotheca) holmi, Hyolithus (Orthotheca) striata, Orthotheca bayonet, Orthotheca buelna, Orthotheca corrugata, Orthotheca daulis, Orthotheca doris, Orthotheca interstrialis, Orthotheca shriveri, Orthotheca suavis, Orthotheca teretiuscula
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Locality 4. Shalloch Mill, Whitehouse Bay, Girvan (Ordovician of the United Kingdom)
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