Cortezorthis Johnson and Talent 1967 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae

Parent taxon: Cortezorthinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Jones 1982 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Cariniferella, Reeftonia

Subtaxa: Cortezorthis cortezensis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Canada (17: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon, Yukon Territory collections), the Czech Republic (3), the Russian Federation (1), United States (2: Nevada)

Total: 23 collections including 28 occurrences

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