Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae
Belongs to Plectorthis according to Severgina 1967
Sister taxa: Orthis (Plectorthis) atava, Orthis (Plectorthis) christianiae, Orthis (Plectorthis) daunus, Orthis (Plectorthis) desmopleura, Orthis (Plectorthis) diablo, Orthis (Plectorthis) doris, Orthis (Plectorthis) hastingsensis, Orthis (Plectorthis) iddingsi, Orthis (Plectorthis) johannensis, Orthis (Plectorthis) kayseri, Orthis (Plectorthis) linnarssoni, Orthis (Plectorthis) newtonensis, Orthis (Plectorthis) pagoda, Orthis (Plectorthis) papias, Orthis (Plectorthis) retroflexa, Orthis (Plectorthis) saltensis, Orthis (Plectorthis) tullbergi, Plectorthis australis, Plectorthis burultasica, Plectorthis cliefdenensis, Plectorthis exfoliata, Plectorthis licta, Plectorthis magna, Plectorthis mazourkaensis, Plectorthis obesa, Plectorthis patula, Plectorthis perditosulcata, Plectorthis plicatella, Plectorthis ponderosa, Plectorthis punctata, Plectorthis scotica
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Gorny Altai, Malaya Uskuchevka Section, Khankhara Fm. (Ordovician of Russian Federation)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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