Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae
Full reference: V. Havlicek and L. Branisa. 1980. Ordovician brachiopods of Bolivia: Succession of assemblages, climate control, affinity to Anglo-French and Bohemian provinces. Rozpravy Ceskoslovenske Akademie Ved. Rada Matematickych a Prirodnich Ved. Academia Praha, Prague, Czechoslovakia 90(1):1-54
Belongs to Desmorthis according to V. Havlicek and L. Branisa 1980
Sister taxa: Desmorthis bifurcata, Desmorthis crassus, Desmorthis nevadensis, Desmorthis planus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Sella, which is in an Arenig deep subtidal shelf shale/limestone in the Sella Formation of Bolivia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Arenig of Bolivia (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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