Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plaesiomyidae
Alternative combinations: Dinorthis rockymontana, Plaesiomys (Plaesiomys) rockymontana
Full reference: A. E. Wilson. 1926. An Upper Ordovician fauna from the Rocky Mountains, British Columbia. Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Canada, Department of Mines 44:1-34
Belongs to Plaesiomys according to J. Jin et al. 1997
See also Macomber 1970 and Wilson 1926
Sister taxa: Dinorthis (Plaesiomys) saxbyana, Dinorthis (Plaesiomys) solaris, Plaesiomys (Plaesiomys), Plaesiomys (Valcourea), Plaesiomys anticostiensis, Plaesiomys bellilamellosus, Plaesiomys bellistriatus, Plaesiomys carletona, Plaesiomys cutterensis, Plaesiomys fidelis, Plaesiomys idahoensis, Plaesiomys iphigenia, Plaesiomys multiplicata, Plaesiomys occidentalis, Plaesiomys porcata, Plaesiomys proavita, Plaesiomys saxbiana, Plaesiomys subcircularis, Plaesiomys subquadratus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Manitoba collection), United States (2: Wyoming)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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