Shoshonorthis Jaanusson and Bassett 1993 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Archaeorthidae

Full reference: V. Jaanusson and M. G. Bassett. 1993. Orthambonites and related Ordovician brachiopod genera. Palaeontology 36(1):21-63

Parent taxon: Archaeorthidae according to A. Williams et al. 2007

See also Jaanusson and Bassett 1993, Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Alocorthis, Archaeorthis, Cyrtonotella, Diplonorthis, Nicoloidea, Nothorthis, Pleurorthis, Riograndella, Xinanorthis

Subtaxa: Shoshonorthis dinorthides Shoshonorthis michaelis Shoshonorthis ovata Shoshonorthis perplexus Shoshonorthis subconvexus Shoshonorthis swanensis Shoshonorthis tifletensis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Whiterockian of United States (13: Nevada, Utah collections)

• Ordovician of United States (12: Utah)

• Ibexian of United States (1: Nevada)

Total: 26 collections including 27 occurrences

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