Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae
Alternative combination: Orthis plicatella
Belongs to Plectorthis according to A. W. Owen and D. A. T. Harper 1982
See also Kiessling 2009
Sister taxa: Orthis (Plectorthis) atava, Orthis (Plectorthis) christianiae, Orthis (Plectorthis) daunus, Orthis (Plectorthis) desmopleura, Orthis (Plectorthis) diablo, Orthis (Plectorthis) doris, Orthis (Plectorthis) hastingsensis, Orthis (Plectorthis) iddingsi, Orthis (Plectorthis) johannensis, Orthis (Plectorthis) kayseri, Orthis (Plectorthis) linnarssoni, Orthis (Plectorthis) newtonensis, Orthis (Plectorthis) pagoda, Orthis (Plectorthis) papias, Orthis (Plectorthis) retroflexa, Orthis (Plectorthis) saltensis, Orthis (Plectorthis) tullbergi, Plectorthis altaicus, Plectorthis australis, Plectorthis burultasica, Plectorthis cliefdenensis, Plectorthis exfoliata, Plectorthis licta, Plectorthis magna, Plectorthis mazourkaensis, Plectorthis obesa, Plectorthis patula, Plectorthis perditosulcata, Plectorthis ponderosa, Plectorthis punctata, Plectorthis scotica
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (3: Northwest Territories, Ontario collections), United States (22: Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania)
Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence
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