Orthambonites tuvensis Andreeva 1982 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae

Full reference: O. N. Andreeva. 1982. Middle Ordovician brachiopods of Tuva and the Altai region. Paleontological Journal 1982(2):48-59

Belongs to Orthambonites according to O. N. Andreeva 1982

Sister taxa: Orthambonites acutiplicatus, Orthambonites aequalis, Orthambonites angulatus, Orthambonites ardmillanensis, Orthambonites calligramme, Orthambonites decipiens, Orthambonites dinorthoides, Orthambonites exfoliata, Orthambonites exopunctata, Orthambonites fundata, Orthambonites inaequalis, Orthambonites kreklingensis, Orthambonites majuscula, Orthambonites majusculus, Orthambonites novitas, Orthambonites paucicostatus, Orthambonites proava, Orthambonites transversa

Type specimen: TsNIGmuzey 1/11865. Its type locality is Sample 503c. Uyuk River, Tuva, which is in a Darriwilian carbonate horizon in the Tarlyk Formation of the Russian Federation.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Sample 503c. Uyuk River, Tuva

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