†Nothorthis tarda Cooper 1956 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Archaeorthidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1956. Chazyan and related brachiopods. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 127:1-1245
Belongs to Nothorthis according to Y. Candela and D. A. T. Harper 2014
See also Cooper 1956
Sister taxa: Nothorthis delicatula, Nothorthis kinderlensis, Nothorthis marginata, Nothorthis penetrabilis, Nothorthis perplexa, Nothorthis subpyramidalis
Subtaxa: Nothorthis tarda lata
Type specimen: USNM 116875b, a shell
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Chazyan of United States (1: Alabama collection)
• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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