Orthotheca buelna Lochman 1952

Hyolitha - Orthothecida - Orthothecidae

Full reference: C. Lochman. 1952. Trilobites. Cambrian Stratigraphy and Paleontology Near Caborca, Northwestern Sonora, Mexico. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 119 (1) 60-161

Belongs to Orthotheca according to C. Lochman 1952

Sister taxa: Hyolithus (Orthotheca) holmi, Hyolithus (Orthotheca) striata, Orthotheca bayonet, Orthotheca corrugata, Orthotheca daulis, Orthotheca doris, Orthotheca interstrialis, Orthotheca shriveri, Orthotheca suavis, Orthotheca subornatus, Orthotheca teretiuscula

Type specimen: U.S.N.M. No.115662a, a shell.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Buelna Fm., Cerro Rajon, Caborca Region, Mexico - Stewart et. al 1984 (Cambrian of Mexico)

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