Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae
Full reference: L. E. Popov and L. R. M. Cocks. 2014. Late Ordovician brachiopods from the Chingiz Terrane, Kazakhstan, and their palaeogeography. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 12(6):687-758
Parent taxon: Plectorthidae according to L. E. Popov and L. R. M. Cocks 2014
Sister taxa: Apollonorthis, Atlantida, Corineorthis, Desmorthis, Doleroides, Hebertella, Irhirea, Lipanorthis, Mimella, Nanorthis, Oligorthis, Orthostrophiinae, Paterorthis, Platystrophiinae, Platystrophinae, Plectorthinae, Plectorthis, Pseudomimella, Schizophorella, Severginella
Subtaxa: Ashinaorthis recta
Type: Mimella recta
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Kazakhstan (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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