Tissintia (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Heterorthidae

Parent taxon: Heterorthidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Arenorthis, Cacemia, Cilinella, Heterorthella, Heterorthina, Heterorthis, Incorthis, Marionites, Svobodaina, Tafilaltia, Tarfaya

Subtaxa: Tissintia immatura

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Dobrotivian of the Czech Republic (1 collection), France (1), Morocco (1), Portugal (1), Spain (1)

• Ordovician of Argentina (2), Bolivia (5), France (1), Morocco (1), Peru (1), Portugal (1), the United Kingdom (44)

Total: 60 collections each including a single occurrence

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