Eoorthis remnicha Winchell 1886 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Eoorthidae

Alternative combinations: Orthis (Plectorthis) remnicha, Orthis remnicha

Synonyms: Eoorthis remnicha texana Walcott 1912, Eoorthis texana Walcott 1912

Belongs to Eoorthis according to R. J. Freeman and J. T. Stitt 1996

See also Henningsmoen 1958, Schuchert and Cooper 1932, Walcott 1905, Walcott 1908 and Walcott 1912

Sister taxa: Eoorthis indianola, Eoorthis newberryi, Eoorthis sabus, Eoorthis thyone, Eoorthis zeno

Subtaxa: Orthis (Plectorthis) remnicha sulcata Orthis (Plectorthis) remnicha texana Orthis (Plectorthis) remnicha winfieldensis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of the Russian Federation (1 collection), United States (9: Montana, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wyoming)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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