Orthotichia derbyi Waagen 1884 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae

Alternative combinations: Enteletes derbyi, Orthis derbyi

Full reference: W. Waagen. 1884. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part IV, fas. 3. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(4):547-610

Belongs to Orthotichia according to L. Li et al. 1986

See also Schellwien 1900, Sremac 1986, Waagen 1884 and Yanagida 1973

Sister taxa: Orthotichia altilis, Orthotichia avushensis, Orthotichia chekiangensis, Orthotichia fushanensis, Orthotichia gypidularhynchia, Orthotichia hueconiana, Orthotichia irregularis, Orthotichia japonica, Orthotichia jiangxiensis, Orthotichia kozlowskii, Orthotichia latirostrata, Orthotichia lengshuixiensis, Orthotichia lentiformis, Orthotichia magnifica, Orthotichia marmorea, Orthotichia morganiana, Orthotichia nana, Orthotichia nawtawaketensis, Orthotichia newelli, Orthotichia parva, Orthotichia pentamera, Orthotichia sulcata, Orthotichia tongluensis, Orthotichia transversa, Orthotichia trigona, Orthotichia xizangensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (2 collections), Croatia (2), Japan (1), Pakistan (24)

• Carboniferous of China (1)

Total: 30 collections each including a single occurrence

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