Orthotetes occidentalis Lane 1963 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Orthotetidae

Full reference: N. G. Lane. 1963. A Silicified Morrowan Brachiopod Faunule from the Bird Spring Formation, Southern Nevada. Journal of Paleontology 37(2):379-392

Belongs to Orthotetes according to N. G. Lane 1963

Sister taxa: Orthotetes abruptus, Orthotetes afanasjevae, Orthotetes bisulcatus, Orthotetes canadensis, Orthotetes guppyi, Orthotetes huagongensis, Orthotetes jugorica, Orthotetes kaskaskiensis, Orthotetes keokuk, Orthotetes kraffti, Orthotetes picta, Orthotetes plana, Orthotetes simensis, Orthotetes sulensis, Orthotetes trigonalis, Orthothetes crenistria

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (2: Nevada collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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