Dinorthis berwynensis Whittington 1938 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plaesiomyidae

Alternative combination: Orthis calligramma berwynensis

Full reference: H. B. Whittington. 1938. New Caradocian brachiopods from the Berwyn Hills, North Wales. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 11) 2:241-259

Belongs to Dinorthis according to A. Williams 1963

See also Whittington 1938

Sister taxa: Dinorthis (Pionorthis), Dinorthis (Retrorsirostra), Dinorthis anticostiensis, Dinorthis atavoides, Dinorthis beiguoshanensis, Dinorthis carleyi, Dinorthis carrickensis, Dinorthis flabellulum, Dinorthis hadra, Dinorthis holdeni, Dinorthis holdenoides, Dinorthis interstriata, Dinorthis meedsi, Dinorthis occidentalis, Dinorthis pectinella, Dinorthis subplicatella, Dinorthis sweeneyi, Dinorthis taukensis, Dinorthis transversa, Dinorthis venusta, Orthis (Dinorthis) meedsi

Subtaxa: Dinorthis berwynensis angusta

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (15 collections)

Total: 15 collections including 16 occurrences

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