Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plaesiomyidae
Alternative combinations: Orthis (Dinorthis) flabellulum, Orthis flabellulum
Belongs to Dinorthis according to E. Villas et al. 2015
See also de Sowerby and Murchison 1839, Reed 1917 and Williams 1963
Sister taxa: Dinorthis (Pionorthis), Dinorthis (Retrorsirostra), Dinorthis anticostiensis, Dinorthis atavoides, Dinorthis beiguoshanensis, Dinorthis berwynensis, Dinorthis carleyi, Dinorthis carrickensis, Dinorthis hadra, Dinorthis holdeni, Dinorthis holdenoides, Dinorthis interstriata, Dinorthis meedsi, Dinorthis occidentalis, Dinorthis pectinella, Dinorthis subplicatella, Dinorthis sweeneyi, Dinorthis taukensis, Dinorthis transversa, Dinorthis venusta, Orthis (Dinorthis) meedsi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Bolivia (2 collections), Norway (1), Peru (1), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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