Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Chilidiopsidae
Full reference: J. G. Johnson, A. J. Boucot, and M. A. Murphy. 1973. Pridolian and early Gedinnian age brachiopods from the Roberts Mountains Formation of central Nevada. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 100:1-75
Belongs to Morinorhynchus according to J. G. Johnson et al. 1973
Sister taxa: Morinorhynchus adnatus, Morinorhynchus crispus, Morinorhynchus dalmanelliformis, Morinorhynchus miniparvicostellus, Morinorhynchus orbignyi, Morinorhynchus rubeli, Morinorhynchus wieniukowi
Type specimen: Its type locality is UCR 5430, Birch Creek, Roberts Mountain, which is in a Pridoli offshore ramp lime mudstone in the Roberts Mountain Formation of Nevada
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of United States (5: Nevada collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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