Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Archaeorthidae
Alternative combination: Archaeorthis costellatus
Full reference: E. O. Ulrich and G. A. Cooper. 1938. Ozarkian and Canadian Brachiopoda. Geological Society of America Special Paper 13(8):1-323
Belongs to Archaeorthis according to E. O. Ulrich and G. A. Cooper 1938
See also Ross 1970
Sister taxa: Archaeorthis altaica, Archaeorthis christianiae, Archaeorthis electra, Archaeorthis elongata, Archaeorthis globosa, Archaeorthis groenlandica, Archaeorthis major, Archaeorthis subcarinata, Archaeorthis wimani
Type specimen: USNM 91446, a shell
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (5: Nevada, Tennessee collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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