Nanorthis hamburgensis Walcott 1884 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae

Alternative combination: Orthis hamburgensis

Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1884. Paleontology of the Eureka district. United States Geological Survey Monograph 8(8):1-298

Belongs to Nanorthis according to E. O. Ulrich and G. A. Cooper 1936

See also Walcott 1884

Sister taxa: Nanorthis carinata, Nanorthis purmamarcaensis, Nanorthis putilla

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of United States (5: Nevada, Utah collections)

• Ibexian of Canada (1: Alberta), United States (1: Nevada)

• Cambrian of Canada (2: Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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