†Gelidorthis perisiberiaensis Rasmussen et al. 2012 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Giraldiellidae
Full reference: C. M. O. Rasmussen, D. A. T. Harper, and R. B. Blodgett. 2012. Late Ordovician brachiopods from west-central Alaska: systematics, ecology and palaeobiogeography. Fossils and Strata 58:1-103
Belongs to Gelidorthis according to C. M. O. Rasmussen et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Gelidorthis carlsi, Gelidorthis meloui
Type specimen: MGUH 29566
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Locality A-1230 Blocks 4-6 (Ordovician of Alaska)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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