Orthotheca subornatus Reed 1909

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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