Archaeorthis groenlandica Poulsen 1937 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Archaeorthidae

Full reference: C. Poulsen. 1937. On the Lower Ordovician faunas of East Greenland. Meddelelser om Grønland 119(3):1-72

Belongs to Archaeorthis according to C. Poulsen 1937

Sister taxa: Archaeorthis altaica, Archaeorthis christianiae, Archaeorthis costellata, Archaeorthis electra, Archaeorthis elongata, Archaeorthis globosa, Archaeorthis major, Archaeorthis subcarinata, Archaeorthis wimani

Type specimen: Its type locality is mountain south of Devon Canyon, which is in an Arenig carbonate limestone in the Cape Weber Formation of Greenland

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Arenig of Greenland (4 collections)

• Ordovician of Greenland (1), Norway (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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