Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae
Alternative combination: Plectorthis ardmillanensis
Full reference: F. R. C. Reed. 1917. The Ordovician and Silurian Brachiopoda of the Girvan District. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 51(4):795-998
Belongs to Orthambonites according to A. Williams 1962
See also Reed 1917
Sister taxa: Orthambonites acutiplicatus, Orthambonites aequalis, Orthambonites angulatus, Orthambonites calligramme, Orthambonites decipiens, Orthambonites dinorthoides, Orthambonites exfoliata, Orthambonites exopunctata, Orthambonites fundata, Orthambonites inaequalis, Orthambonites kreklingensis, Orthambonites majuscula, Orthambonites majusculus, Orthambonites novitas, Orthambonites paucicostatus, Orthambonites proava, Orthambonites transversa, Orthambonites tuvensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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