Orthis acuminata Billings 1859 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae

Belongs to Orthis according to Billings 1859

Sister taxa: Orthis (Finkelnburgia), Orthis (Orusia), Orthis australis, Orthis berthoisi, Orthis biforata, Orthis biloba, Orthis bilobata, Orthis callactis, Orthis christianae, Orthis cypha, Orthis davidsoni, Orthis expansa, Orthis intercostata, Orthis kreklingensis, Orthis laticostata, Orthis perveta, Orthis piger, Orthis reversa, Orthis ribeiroi, Orthis spinigera, Orthis subalata, Orthis testudinaria, Orthis tulliensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Orthis acuminata in the database

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