Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae
Alternative combinations: Orthambonites alabamensis, Orthis alabamensis
Full reference: E. O. Ulrich and G. A. Cooper. 1938. Ozarkian and Canadian Brachiopoda. Geological Society of America Special Paper 13(8):1-323
Belongs to Paralenorthis according to V. Jaanusson and M. G. Bassett 1993
See also Cooper 1956 and Ulrich and Cooper 1938
Sister taxa: Paralenorthis alata, Paralenorthis buttsi, Paralenorthis carlottoi, Paralenorthis costata, Paralenorthis estenaensis, Paralenorthis immitatrix, Paralenorthis lolae, Paralenorthis luritjaorum, Paralenorthis marshalli, 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 (3: Alabama, Tennessee collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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