Orthis christianae Kjerulf 1865 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae

Belongs to Orthis according to Kjerulf 1865

Sister taxa: Orthis (Finkelnburgia), Orthis (Orusia), Orthis acuminata, Orthis australis, Orthis berthoisi, Orthis biforata, Orthis biloba, Orthis bilobata, Orthis callactis, 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 christianae in the database

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