†Orthis perveta Conrad 1843 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae
Belongs to Orthis according to C. D. Walcott 1884
Sister taxa: Orthis (Finkelnburgia), Orthis (Orusia), Orthis acuminata, Orthis australis, Orthis berthoisi, Orthis biforata, Orthis biloba, Orthis bilobata, Orthis callactis, Orthis christianae, Orthis cypha, Orthis davidsoni, Orthis expansa, Orthis gwalia, Orthis intercostata, Orthis kreklingensis, Orthis laticostata, Orthis piger, Orthis reversa, Orthis ribeiroi, Orthis spinigera, Orthis subalata, Orthis subvulvaria, Orthis testudinaria, Orthis tulliensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Valcour Island, Lake Champlain, Crown Point Formation ( of New York)
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