Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Heterorthidae
Parent taxon: Heterorthidae according to L. Hints and D. A. T. Harper 2015
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Arenorthis, Cacemia, Cilinella, Heterorthella, Heterorthis, Incorthis, Marionites, Svobodaina, Tafilaltia, Tarfaya, Tissintia
Subtaxa: Heterorthina cybele Heterorthina emacerata Heterorthina fairmountensis Heterorthina kerfornei Heterorthina macfarlani Heterorthina praeculta
Type: Heterorthina praeculta
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (2: Quebec collections)
• Dobrotivian of France (1), Portugal (11), Spain (11)
• Ordovician of Canada (4: Ontario, Quebec), the Czech Republic (2), France (1), Latvia (1), Spain (4), Sweden (2), the United Kingdom (4), United States (38: Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio), Venezuela (1)
Total: 82 collections including 83 occurrences
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