Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plaesiomyidae
Full reference: I. F. Nikitin, L. E. Popov, and M. G. Bassett. 2003. Late Ordovician brachiopods from the Selety river basin, north Central Kazakhstan. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 48(1):39-54
Belongs to Dinorthis according to I. F. Nikitin et al. 2003
Sister taxa: Dinorthis (Pionorthis), Dinorthis (Retrorsirostra), Dinorthis anticostiensis, Dinorthis atavoides, Dinorthis beiguoshanensis, Dinorthis berwynensis, Dinorthis carleyi, Dinorthis carrickensis, Dinorthis flabellulum, Dinorthis hadra, Dinorthis holdeni, Dinorthis holdenoides, Dinorthis interstriata, Dinorthis meedsi, Dinorthis occidentalis, Dinorthis pectinella, Dinorthis subplicatella, Dinorthis sweeneyi, Dinorthis transversa, Dinorthis venusta, Orthis (Dinorthis) meedsi
Type specimen: NMW 98.30G.37 (complete shell)
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Kazakhstan (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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