†Portranella Wright 1964 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidiellidae
Full reference: A. D. Wright. 1964. The Fauna of the Potrane Limestone, II. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Geology 9(6):157-256
Parent taxon: Orthidiellidae according to A. D. Wright 1964
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Eostrophomena, Orthidiella, Orthidium, Trematorthis, Tuvinia
Subtaxa: Portranella angulocostellata Portranella exornata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Belgium (11 collections), France (2), Ireland (1), Portugal (2), Spain (3), the United Kingdom (4)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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