Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plaesiomyidae
Alternative combinations: Plaesiomys (Dinorthis) holdeni, Plectorthis holdeni
Full reference: B. Willard. 1928. The brachiopods of the Ottosee and Holston formations of Tennessee and Virginia. Bulletin of the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology 68:255-292
Belongs to Dinorthis according to J. Jin and B. S. Norford 1996
See also Cooper 1956 and Willard 1928
Sister taxa: Dinorthis (Pionorthis), Dinorthis (Retrorsirostra), Dinorthis anticostiensis, Dinorthis atavoides, Dinorthis beiguoshanensis, Dinorthis berwynensis, Dinorthis carleyi, Dinorthis carrickensis, Dinorthis flabellulum, Dinorthis hadra, Dinorthis holdenoides, Dinorthis interstriata, Dinorthis meedsi, Dinorthis occidentalis, Dinorthis pectinella, Dinorthis subplicatella, Dinorthis sweeneyi, Dinorthis taukensis, Dinorthis transversa, Dinorthis venusta, Orthis (Dinorthis) meedsi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Chazyan of United States (1: Virginia collection)
• Ordovician of Canada (2: British Columbia)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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