Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Glyptorthidae
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 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 uniformis, Glyptorthis vidari, Glyptorthis viriosa, Orthis (Glyptorthis) transita
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (11: British Columbia collections), United States (1: Tennessee)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
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