Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Archaeorthidae
Alternative combinations: Eoorthis wimani, Orthis (Plectorthis) wimani
Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1905. Cambrian Brachiopoda with descriptions of new genera and species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 28(1395):227-337
Belongs to Archaeorthis according to C. Schuchert and G. A. Cooper 1932
See also Walcott 1905 and Walcott 1912
Sister taxa: Archaeorthis altaica, Archaeorthis christianiae, Archaeorthis costellata, Archaeorthis electra, Archaeorthis elongata, Archaeorthis globosa, Archaeorthis groenlandica, Archaeorthis major, Archaeorthis subcarinata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Shineton (Sheinton) (Ordovician of the United Kingdom)
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