Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Spelled Orthis McFarlanei by Meek. Shimer & Shrock (1944) correct the species name to macfarlanii.
Alternative combinations: Orthis mcfarlanei, Schizophoria macfarlanii
Synonyms: Schizophoria (Schizophoria) meeki Fenton and Fenton 1928, Schizophoria meeki Fenton and Fenton 1928
Full reference: F. B. Meek. 1868. Remarks on the geology of the valley of Mackenzie River with figures and descriptions of fossils from that region in the museum of the Smithsonian Institution, principally collected by the late Robert Kennicott, Esq. Chicago Academy of Sciences, Transactions 1(3):61-114
Belongs to Schizophoria (Schizophoria) according to A. L. Stigall Rode 2005
See also Fenton and Fenton 1928, Meek 1868, Shimer and Shrock 1944, Stainbrook 1940 and Walcott 1884
Sister taxa: Schizophoria (Schizophoria) australis, Schizophoria (Schizophoria) chouteauensis, Schizophoria (Schizophoria) impressa, Schizophoria (Schizophoria) iowensis, Schizophoria (Schizophoria) magna, Schizophoria (Schizophoria) swallovi
Type specimens:
- Schizophoria (Schizophoria) macfarlanii: YPM S1467a–c, a shell
- Schizophoria (Schizophoria) meeki: FMNH 25993, a shell.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (2: Iowa collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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