†Orthostrophella monitorensis Johnson 1970 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae
Synonym: Orthostrophia strophomenoides newberryi Merriam 1973
Full reference: J. G. Johnson. 1970. Great Basin Lower Devonian Brachiopoda. Geological Society of America Special Paper (131)1-421
Belongs to Orthostrophella according to J. G. Johnson 1970
See also Johnson 1974 and Merriam 1973
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Orthostrophella monitorensis: USNM 156756,. Its type locality is USNM 10713. South end of Ribbit Hill, north flank of Whiterock Canyon, which is in a Siegen carbonate limestone in the Rabbit Hill Limestone Formation of Nevada.
- Orthostrophia strophomenoides newberryi: USNM 159540, a shell. Its type locality is USGS M409, Rabbit Hill, which is in a Pragian carbonate limestone in the Rabbit Hill Limestone Formation of Nevada.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (9: Nevada collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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