Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae
Alternative combinations: Orthambonites parvicrassicostatus, Paralenorthis parvicrassicostata, Paralenorthis parvicrassicostatus
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1956. Chazyan and related brachiopods. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 127:1-1245
Belongs to Sulevorthis according to Y. Candela and D. A. T. Harper 2014
See also Cooper 1956, Gutiérrez−Marco and Villas 2007, Jaanusson and Bassett 1993, Rigby and Potter 1986 and Williams 1962
Sister taxa: Sulevorthis bielsteini, Sulevorthis blountensis, Sulevorthis cessatus, Sulevorthis exopunctatus, Sulevorthis humilidorsatus, Sulevorthis lyckholmiensis, Sulevorthis mostellerensis, Sulevorthis playfairi, Sulevorthis rectangulatus, Sulevorthis rotundiformis, Sulevorthis tennesseensis
Type specimen: USNM 116872a, a shell
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (14 collections), United States (9: California, Virginia)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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