Xinanorthis Xu and Liu 1974 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Archaeorthidae

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

See also Popov et al. 2009, Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000

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

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Arenig of China (2 collections)

• Ordovician of Iran (2)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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