Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidiellidae
Parent taxon: Orthidiellidae according to J. Hansen and L. E. Holmer 2011
See also Rubel 1961, Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Eostrophomena, Orthidium, Portranella, Trematorthis, Tuvinia
Subtaxa: Orthidiella carinata Orthidiella costellata Orthidiella extensa Orthidiella longwelli
Type: Orthidiella longwelli
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Whiterockian of United States (14: Nevada collections)
• Fennian of United States (2: Nevada)
• Volkhov of Estonia (1)
• Arenigian of Canada (1: Northwest Territories)
• Ordovician of China (2), Norway (6), United States (25: California, Nevada)
Total: 51 collections including 60 occurrences
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