Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae
Full reference: V. Jaanusson and M. G. Bassett. 1993. Orthambonites and related Ordovician brachiopod genera. Palaeontology 36(1):21-63
Parent taxon: Orthidae according to M. Liljeroth et al. 2017
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Almadenorthis, Bastamorthis, Boreadorthis, Diochthofera, Duolobella, Gutiorthis, Lenorthis, Leoniorthis, Orthambonites, Orthinae, Orthis, Orthostrophella, Orthostrophia, Palaeowingella, Paralenorthis, Rogorthis, Sinorthis, Sulcatorthis, Suriorthis, Taphrorthis, Trondorthis
Subtaxa: Sulevorthis bielsteini Sulevorthis blountensis Sulevorthis cessatus Sulevorthis exopunctatus Sulevorthis humilidorsatus Sulevorthis lyckholmiensis Sulevorthis mostellerensis Sulevorthis parvicrassicostatus Sulevorthis playfairi Sulevorthis rectangulatus Sulevorthis rotundiformis Sulevorthis tennesseensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Chazyan of United States (1: Tennessee collection)
• Ordovician of China (1), Estonia (18), Ireland (1), Lithuania (2), Norway (2), Sweden (4), the United Kingdom (28), United States (12: California, Pennsylvania, Virginia)
Total: 69 collections including 70 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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