Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae
Alternative spelling: Orthis (Hebertella)
Parent taxon: Plectorthidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Howe 1988, Popov et al. 2000, Raymond 1911, Reed 1917, Rõõmusoks 1964, Sepkoski 2002, Walker 1982 and Wright 1964
Sister taxa: Apollonorthis, Ashinaorthis, Atlantida, Corineorthis, Desmorthis, Doleroides, Irhirea, Lipanorthis, Mimella, Nanorthis, Oligorthis, Orthostrophiinae, Paterorthis, Platystrophiinae, Platystrophinae, Plectorthinae, Plectorthis, Pseudomimella, Schizophorella, Severginella
Subtaxa: Hebertella (Schizonema) Hebertella alveata Hebertella bursa Hebertella dinorthoides Hebertella estonica Hebertella frankfortensis Hebertella maria Hebertella montoyensis Hebertella occidentalis Hebertella parksensis Hebertella prestonensis Hebertella richmondensis Hebertella sinuata Hebertella subjugata Orthis (Hebertella) scotica
Type: Orthis sinuata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of United States (1: Illinois collection)
• Chazyan of Canada (2: Quebec), United States (1: Tennessee)
• Arenig of Argentina (1)
• Ordovician to Silurian of Canada (4: Québec)
• Ordovician of Australia (1), Canada (59: Ontario, Quebec, Québec), Estonia (3), Ireland (1), Kazakhstan (12), Spain (1), United States (677: Alaska, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia)
Total: 763 collections including 827 occurrences
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