Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Parent taxon: Rhipidomellinae according to L. Hints 2012
See also Hints 1975, Isaacson et al. 1976, Rubel 2011, Sepkoski 2002, Villas and Cocks 1996 and Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Ambonorthella, Aulacella, Clavodalejina, Dalejina, Discomyorthis, Peridalejina, Permorhipidomella, Pseudodicoelosia, Pseudomendacella, Rhipidomella, Stainbrookia, Strixella, Thiemella
Subtaxa: Mendacella aerinensis Mendacella bleikeriensis Mendacella borrbyensis Mendacella circularis Mendacella lata Mendacella megacircularis Mendacella mullockiensis Mendacella phiala Mendacella sola Mendacella uberis Mendacella udauberis
Type: Orthis aequivalva
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of China (1 collection)
• Jaani of Lithuania (2)
• Silurian of Argentina (2), Canada (35: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Québec), China (4), the Czech Republic (5), Estonia (37), Lithuania (8), Mongolia (1), Norway (11), the Russian Federation (6), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (156), United States (5: Indiana, Missouri, New York), Venezuela (1)
• Ordovician to Silurian of Canada (1: New Brunswick)
• Ordovician of Canada (32: Quebec, Québec), China (1), Estonia (5), Norway (1), United States (2: Missouri)
Total: 317 collections including 326 occurrences
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