†Boreadorthis recula Opik 1934 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae
Full reference: A. Opik. 1934. Über Klitamboniten. Publications of the Geological Institution of the University of Tartu 39:1-240
Belongs to Boreadorthis according to A. Opik 1934
Sister taxa: Boreadorthis crassa, Boreadorthis sadewitzensis, Boreadorthis sadewitziensis, Boreadorthis sheehani
Subtaxa: Boreadorthis recula aequivalvata
Type specimen: Its type locality is 74B20, which is in a Rawtheyan deep-water shale in the Fosses Formation of Belgium
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Estonia (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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