Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Glyptorthidae
Alternative combinations: Hebertella (Glyptorthis) insculpta, Hebertella insculpta, Orthis insculpta
Belongs to Glyptorthis according to M. Liljeroth et al. 2017
See also Foerste 1914, Foerste 1924, Howe 1966, Ladd 1929, Li and Copper 2006, Rubel 2011 and Wright and Stigall 2014
Sister taxa: Glyptorthis alta, Glyptorthis assimilis, Glyptorthis balclatchiensis, Glyptorthis balcletchiensis, Glyptorthis bellarugosa, Glyptorthis bellatula, Glyptorthis cataclina, Glyptorthis costellata, Glyptorthis crenulata, Glyptorthis crispa, Glyptorthis crispata, Glyptorthis daytonensis, Glyptorthis equiconvexa, Glyptorthis fausta, Glyptorthis glaseri, Glyptorthis glypta, Glyptorthis imbrex, Glyptorthis irregularis, Glyptorthis irrupta, Glyptorthis maquoketensis, Glyptorthis marilara, Glyptorthis maritima, Glyptorthis multicostellata, Glyptorthis obesa, Glyptorthis papillosa, Glyptorthis plana, Glyptorthis pulchra, Glyptorthis rocklandensis, Glyptorthis sarcina, Glyptorthis senecta, Glyptorthis splendens, Glyptorthis squamata, Glyptorthis subcircularis, Glyptorthis sulcata, Glyptorthis uncinata, Glyptorthis uniformis, Glyptorthis vidari, Glyptorthis viriosa, Orthis (Glyptorthis) transita
Subtaxa: Glyptorthis insculpta manitoulinensis Hebertella (Glyptorthis) insculpta maquoketensis
Type specimen: AMNH 30260, a shell
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (8: Northwest Territories, Ontario collections), the Russian Federation (6), United States (58: California, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Ohio, Tennessee)
Total: 72 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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