Monorthis (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperonomiidae

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

See also Benedetto 2003 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Hesperonomia, Hesperonomiella, Mollesella, Murjukiana, Protohesperonomia, Treioria, Zhanorthis

Subtaxa: Monorthis menapiae Monorthis transversa

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Argentina (1 collection), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (3)

• Arenigian of Argentina (4)

• Arenig of Argentina (5), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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