Strophomenata - Billingsellida - Clitambonitidae
Alternative combination: Orthisina pyramidalis
Belongs to Vellamo according to O. Tinn 1998
See also Opik 1934
Sister taxa: Vellamo aenigma, Vellamo ambisulcata, Vellamo anijana, Vellamo defecta, Vellamo diconvexa, Vellamo diversa, Vellamo emarginata, Vellamo grayiae, Vellamo leigeri, Vellamo magna, Vellamo mitra, Vellamo oandoensis, Vellamo parva, Vellamo phrygia, Vellamo praeemarginata, Vellamo putukuneiensis, Vellamo sauramoi, Vellamo shallockiense, Vellamo silurica, Vellamo simplex, Vellamo sinclairi, Vellamo sulcata, Vellamo sulculata, Vellamo summa, Vellamo symmetrica, Vellamo trentonensis, Vellamo typylica, Vellamo verneuili, Vellamo verneuilii, Vellamo wesenbergiensis
Subtaxa: Vellamo pyramidalis simplex
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Estonia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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