Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Archaeorthidae
Full reference: A. Williams, C. H. C. Brunton, S.J. Carlson, F. Alvarez, P.G. Baker, M.G. Bassett, A.J. Boucot, J.L. Carter, L.R.M. Cocks, B.L. Cohen, G.B. Curry, M. Cusack, C.C. Emig, R. Gourvennec, D.A.T. Harper, L.E. Holmer, D.E. Lee, A. Logan, C. Luter, D.I. MacKinnon, M.O. Mancenido and M. Mergl. 2007. Part H, Revised, Brachiopoda Volume 6: Supplement. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology H(6):2321-2355
Parent taxon: Orthoidea according to J. Hansen and L. E. Holmer 2011
See also Kiessling 2008 and Williams et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Anomalorthidae, Bajanorthis, Bohemiellidae, Cathaysiorthidae, Glyptorthidae, Hesperonomiidae, Hesperorthidae, Lycophoriidae, Malinella, Nugnecella, Orthidae, Orthidiellidae, Ottadalenites, Plaesiomyidae, Poramborthidae, Productorthidae, Skenidioidae, Tarfayidae, Turarella, Whittardiidae, Zhejiangorthis, Dolerorthidae, Dinorthidae, Toxorthidae
Subtaxa: Alocorthis Archaeorthis Cyrtonotella Diplonorthis Nicoloidea Nothorthis Pleurorthis Riograndella Shoshonorthis Xinanorthis
Type: Archaeorthis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Uhaku of the Russian Federation (1 collection)
• Chazyan of United States (1: Alabama)
• Whiterockian of Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador), United States (20: Nevada, Utah)
• Valaste of Estonia (6), the Russian Federation (2)
• Langevoja of the Russian Federation (1)
• Hunderum of the Russian Federation (1)
• Billingen of Kazakhstan (3)
• Arenig of Argentina (3), China (11), France (1), Greenland (4), the United Kingdom (1), United States (2: Nevada)
• Dawan of China (2)
• Ordovician of Argentina (4), Australia (2), Belarus (3), China (20), Estonia (13), France (2), Greenland (1), Iran (2), Ireland (1), Kazakhstan (3), Latvia (4), Lithuania (5), Norway (15), the Russian Federation (44), Sweden (1), the United Kingdom (12), United States (44: California, Georgia, Nevada, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia)
• Ibexian of United States (4: Nevada)
• Cambrian of Sweden (2)
Total: 242 collections including 253 occurrences