Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Platystrophiidae
Belongs to Platystrophia according to T. N. Alikhova 1951
See also Zuykov and Harper 2007
Sister taxa: Orthis (Platystrophia) cypha, Orthis (Platystrophia) laticosta, Platystrophia acutilirata, Platystrophia amoena, Platystrophia anomala, Platystrophia baltica, Platystrophia biforatus, Platystrophia caelata, Platystrophia chama, Platystrophia clarksvillensis, Platystrophia colbiensis, Platystrophia costata, Platystrophia costatus, Platystrophia crassa, Platystrophia crassoplicata, Platystrophia cypha, Platystrophia dentata, Platystrophia elegantula, Platystrophia extensa, Platystrophia hongueda, Platystrophia humilis, Platystrophia inferaplica, Platystrophia jaaniensis, Platystrophia laticosta, Platystrophia orbiculata, Platystrophia pogrebovi, Platystrophia ponderosa, Platystrophia profundosulcata, Platystrophia putilovensis, Platystrophia quadriplicata, Platystrophia saxbyensis, Platystrophia scotica, Platystrophia tenuicosta, Platystrophia tenuicostata, Platystrophia tramorensis, Platystrophia trentonensis
Subtaxa: Platystrophia lutkevichi satura
Type specimen: CNIGR 19/8047, a valve (ventral valve)
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Estonia (12 collections), Lithuania (3), the Russian Federation (3)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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