Productorthis mainensis Neuman 1964 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Productorthidae

Full reference: R. B. Neuman. 1964. Fossils in the Ordovician Tuffs Northeastern Maine, with a section on Trilobita by Harry B. Whittington. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1181(E):1-38

Belongs to Productorthis according to R. B. Neuman 1964

Sister taxa: Productorthis aculeata, Productorthis angulensis, Productorthis eminens, Productorthis obtusus, Productorthis parallela

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Arenig of Canada (1: New Brunswick collection)

• Arenigian of United States (1: Maine)

• Ordovician of Canada (3: Newfoundland), United States (1: Maine)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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