†Heterorthina fairmountensis Foerste 1909 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Heterorthidae
Alternative combination: Dalmanella fairmountensis
Full reference: A. F. Foerste. 1909. Preliminary Notes on Cincinnatian Fossils. Bulletin of the Scientific Laboratories of Denison University 14(4):289-334
Belongs to Heterorthina according to C. Schuchert and G. A. Cooper 1932
See also Foerste 1909
Sister taxa: Heterorthina cybele, Heterorthina emacerata, Heterorthina kerfornei, Heterorthina macfarlani, Heterorthina praeculta
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (12: Ohio collections)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
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