Glyptorthis uniformis Cooper 1956 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Glyptorthidae

Synonym: Glyptorthis virginica Cooper 1956

Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1956. Chazyan and related brachiopods. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 127:1-1245

Belongs to Glyptorthis according to D. F. Wright and A. L. Stigall 2014

See also Cooper 1956

Sister taxa: Glyptorthis alta, Glyptorthis assimilis, Glyptorthis balclatchiensis, Glyptorthis balcletchiensis, Glyptorthis bellarugosa, Glyptorthis bellatula, Glyptorthis cataclina, Glyptorthis costellata, Glyptorthis crenulata, Glyptorthis crispa, Glyptorthis crispata, Glyptorthis daytonensis, Glyptorthis equiconvexa, Glyptorthis fausta, Glyptorthis glaseri, Glyptorthis glypta, Glyptorthis imbrex, Glyptorthis insculpta, Glyptorthis irregularis, Glyptorthis irrupta, Glyptorthis maquoketensis, Glyptorthis marilara, Glyptorthis maritima, Glyptorthis multicostellata, Glyptorthis obesa, Glyptorthis papillosa, Glyptorthis plana, Glyptorthis pulchra, Glyptorthis rocklandensis, Glyptorthis sarcina, Glyptorthis senecta, Glyptorthis splendens, Glyptorthis squamata, Glyptorthis subcircularis, Glyptorthis sulcata, Glyptorthis uncinata, Glyptorthis vidari, Glyptorthis viriosa, Orthis (Glyptorthis) transita

Type specimens:

  • Glyptorthis uniformis: USNM 116945a
  • Glyptorthis virginica: USNM 98209a, a valve. Its type locality is Rye Cove, Clinchport, which is in an Ashbyan transition zone/lower shoreface limestone/shale in the Wardell Formation of Virginia.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of United States (2: Virginia collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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