Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperorthidae
Alternative combination: Orthis rustica
Belongs to Dolerorthis according to M. Rubel 2011
See also Bassett and Cocks 1974
Sister taxa: Dolerorthis duftonensis, Dolerorthis flabellites, Dolerorthis inaequicostata, Dolerorthis intercostata, Dolerorthis interplicata, Dolerorthis multicostellata, Dolerorthis nadruvensis, Dolerorthis plicata, Dolerorthis praeclara, Dolerorthis pristina, Dolerorthis psygma, Dolerorthis rankini, Dolerorthis savagei, Dolerorthis sowerbyana, Dolerorthis sowerbyiana, Munhella cummingi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jaani of Estonia (3 collections), Lithuania (1)
• Silurian of Belarus (3), Canada (1: New Brunswick), Estonia (1), Ireland (1), Kazakhstan (1), Lithuania (2), Sweden (8), Ukraine (2)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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