Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Parent taxon: Schizophoriidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acosarina, Aulacophoria, Enteletoides, Kotlaia, Neoschizophoria, Palaeoschizophoria, Schizophoria
Subtaxa: Orthotichia altilis Orthotichia avushensis Orthotichia chekiangensis Orthotichia derbyi Orthotichia fushanensis Orthotichia gypidularhynchia Orthotichia hueconiana Orthotichia irregularis Orthotichia japonica Orthotichia jiangxiensis Orthotichia kozlowskii Orthotichia latirostrata Orthotichia lengshuixiensis Orthotichia lentiformis Orthotichia magnifica Orthotichia marmorea Orthotichia morganiana Orthotichia nana Orthotichia nawtawaketensis Orthotichia newelli Orthotichia parva Orthotichia pentamera Orthotichia sulcata Orthotichia tongluensis Orthotichia transversa Orthotichia trigona Orthotichia xizangensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (2 collections)
• Permian of Armenia (9), Azerbaijan (6), Bolivia (13), Canada (7: Nunavut, Yukon), China (57), Croatia (2), Greece (2), Iran (3), Japan (11), Malaysia (6), Nepal (1), Oman (1), Pakistan (38), the Russian Federation (2), Tajikistan (2), Thailand (4), Tunisia (1), Ukraine (1), United States (48: Alaska, Texas)
• Carboniferous to Permian of United States (1: California)
• Carboniferous of Bolivia (1), Brazil (1), Canada (4: Nunavut, Yukon), China (2), India (1), United States (10: California, Nevada, Texas)
Total: 236 collections including 245 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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