Orthis gwalia Bancroft 1949 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae

Alternative combination: Dolerorthis gwalia

Belongs to Orthis according to Bancroft 1949

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 intercostata, Orthis kreklingensis, Orthis laticostata, Orthis perveta, Orthis piger, Orthis reversa, Orthis ribeiroi, Orthis spinigera, Orthis subalata, Orthis testudinaria, Orthis tulliensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of the United Kingdom (11 collections)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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