Paralenorthis marshalli Wilson 1926 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae

Alternative combinations: Orthambonites marshalli, Orthis marshalli

Full reference: A. E. Wilson. 1926. An Upper Ordovician fauna from the Rocky Mountains, British Columbia. Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Canada, Department of Mines 44:1-34

Belongs to Paralenorthis according to V. Jaanusson and M. G. Bassett 1993

See also Ross 1970 and Wilson 1926

Sister taxa: Paralenorthis alabamensis, Paralenorthis alata, Paralenorthis buttsi, Paralenorthis carlottoi, Paralenorthis costata, Paralenorthis estenaensis, Paralenorthis immitatrix, Paralenorthis lolae, Paralenorthis luritjaorum, Paralenorthis minusculus, Paralenorthis mollesensis, Paralenorthis orbicularis, Paralenorthis panderania, Paralenorthis proava, Paralenorthis rgaitensis, Paralenorthis riojanus, Paralenorthis robustus, Paralenorthis semnanensis, Paralenorthis serica, Paralenorthis suriensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of United States (4: California, Nevada collections)

• Arenigian of Canada (1: Northwest Territories)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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