Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plaesiomyidae
Alternative combination: Orthis porcata
Full reference: F. M'Coy. 1846. A synopsis of the characters of the Silurian fossils of Ireland: collected from several districts by Richard Griffith 1-72
Belongs to Plaesiomys according to L. R. M. Cocks 2014
See also Hiller 1980, M'Coy 1846 and Wright 1964
Sister taxa: Dinorthis (Plaesiomys) saxbyana, Dinorthis (Plaesiomys) solaris, Plaesiomys (Plaesiomys), Plaesiomys (Valcourea), Plaesiomys anticostiensis, Plaesiomys bellilamellosus, Plaesiomys bellistriatus, Plaesiomys carletona, Plaesiomys cutterensis, Plaesiomys fidelis, Plaesiomys idahoensis, Plaesiomys iphigenia, Plaesiomys multiplicata, Plaesiomys occidentalis, Plaesiomys proavita, Plaesiomys rockymontana, Plaesiomys saxbiana, Plaesiomys subcircularis, Plaesiomys subquadratus
Subtaxa: Plaesiomys porcata lata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Ireland (1 collection), the United Kingdom (13)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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