Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae
Alternative combinations: Monorthis noctilio, Orthis (Harknessella) noctilio, Orthis noctilio
Full reference: D. Sharpe. 1849. On the Geology of the neighbourhood of Oporto, including the Silurian coal and slates of Valongo. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society, London 5:142-153
Belongs to Sivorthis according to J. Reyes-Abril et al. 2010
See also Gutiérrez-Marco et al. 1984 and Sharpe 1849
Sister taxa: Sivorthis ardmillanensis, Sivorthis bellus, Sivorthis calatravaensis, Sivorthis eucharis, Sivorthis filistera, Sivorthis friendsvillensis, Sivorthis minus, Sivorthis minutus, Sivorthis multicostellatus, Sivorthis occidentalis, Sivorthis precordillerana, Sivorthis tenuicostatus
Type specimen: Its type locality is along the road to San Pedro da Cova, 2 km southeast of Valongo, which is in an Oretanian offshore mudstone in the Valongo Formation of Portugal
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Portugal (1 collection), Spain (4)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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