†Apheoorthis vicina Walcott 1924 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Eoorthidae
Alternative combination: Eoorthis vicina
Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1924. Cambrian and Ozarkian Brachiopoda, Ozarkian Cephalopods and Notostraca. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 67:477-554
Belongs to Apheoorthis according to C. Lochman 1964
See also Walcott 1924
Sister taxa: Apheoorthis humboldtensis, Apheoorthis lineocostis, Apheoorthis melita, Apheoorthis ocha, Apheoorthis samensis, Apheoorthis submelita, Apheoorthis suecica
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Alberta collection), the Russian Federation (3), United States (1: Montana)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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