Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Orthotetidae
Alternative combination: Orthis kaskaskiensis
Belongs to Orthotetes according to S. Weller 1914
Sister taxa: Orthotetes abruptus, Orthotetes afanasjevae, Orthotetes bisulcatus, Orthotetes canadensis, Orthotetes guppyi, Orthotetes huagongensis, Orthotetes jugorica, Orthotetes keokuk, Orthotetes kraffti, Orthotetes occidentalis, Orthotetes picta, Orthotetes plana, Orthotetes simensis, Orthotetes sulensis, Orthotetes trigonalis, Orthothetes crenistria
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Canada (2: Alberta collections), United States (27: Arizona, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Nevada, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
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