Hesperorthis davidsoni de Verneuil 1845 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperorthidae

Ugh: someone effed up this entry badly!

Alternative combination: Orthis davidsoni pyramidalis

Full reference: E. de Verneuil. 1845. Paléontologie. Géologie de la Russie d'Europe et des Montagne de l'Oural, Paléontologie 2(3):1-512

Belongs to Hesperorthis according to M. Rubel 2011

Sister taxa: Hesperorthis antelopensis, Hesperorthis australis, Hesperorthis avalanchensis, Hesperorthis barbata, Hesperorthis benjaminensis, Hesperorthis biconvexa, Hesperorthis costalis, Hesperorthis craigensis, Hesperorthis dubia, Hesperorthis gotlandica, Hesperorthis hillistensis, Hesperorthis ignicula, Hesperorthis latecostata, Hesperorthis laurentina, Hesperorthis leinsterensis, Hesperorthis longirostroides, Hesperorthis martinssoni, Hesperorthis matutina, Hesperorthis mucronata, Hesperorthis onniensis, Hesperorthis pyramidalis, Hesperorthis rae, Hesperorthis sulcata, Hesperorthis tricenaria

Type specimen: YPM 10419, a shell

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of Canada (7: Manitoba, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec collections), Estonia (7), the Russian Federation (1), Sweden (2), the United Kingdom (2)

Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence

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