Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Alternative combinations: Orthis morganiana, Orthotichia morgani, Schizophoria morganiana
Belongs to Orthotichia according to G. R. Shi and J.B. Waterhouse 1996
See also Fantini Sestini 1965, Keidel 1906, Kozlowski 1914, Lazarev 1969, Liao 1979, Reed 1944, Sarycheva and Sokolskaja 1952, Sun 1991, Tschernyschew 1902, Wang et al. 1982 and Yang 1984
Sister taxa: Orthotichia altilis, Orthotichia avushensis, Orthotichia chekiangensis, Orthotichia derbyi, 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 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 Canada (5: Yukon collections), China (5), Pakistan (2), the Russian Federation (1), United States (5: Alaska)
• Carboniferous of Brazil (1), Canada (1: Yukon)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
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