Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae
Alternative combinations: Billingsella retroflexa, Gonambonites plana retroflexa
Belongs to Orthis (Plectorthis) according to C. D. Walcott 1905
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) saltensis, Orthis (Plectorthis) tullbergi, Plectorthis altaicus, 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: there are no occurrences of Orthis (Plectorthis) retroflexa in the database
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