Bastamorthis Ghobadi Pour et al. 2011 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae

Full reference: M. Ghobadi Pour, L. E. Popov, M. R. Kebria-Ee Zadeh and C. Baars. 2011. Middle Ordovician (Darriwilian) brachiopods associated with the Neseuretus biofacies, eastern Alborz Mountains, Iran. Memoirs of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 42:263-283

Parent taxon: Orthidae according to M. Ghobadi Pour et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Almadenorthis, Boreadorthis, Diochthofera, Duolobella, Gutiorthis, Lenorthis, Leoniorthis, Orthambonites, Orthinae, Orthis, Orthostrophella, Orthostrophia, Palaeowingella, Paralenorthis, Rogorthis, Sinorthis, Sulcatorthis, Sulevorthis, Suriorthis, Taphrorthis, Trondorthis

Subtaxa: Bastamorthis multicostata

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Iran (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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