Gondwanorthis Benedetto and Muñoz 2017 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Nanorthidae

Full reference: J. L. Benedetto and D. F. Muñoz. 2017. Plectorthoid brachiopods from the Lower Ordovician of north-western Argentina; phylogenetic relationships with Tarfaya Havlíček and the origin of heterorthids. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 15(1):43-67

Parent taxon: Nanorthidae according to J. L. Benedetto and D. F. Muñoz 2017

Sister taxa: Lampazarorthis, Notorthisina, Shoshonorthis

Subtaxa: Gondwanorthis bastamensis Gondwanorthis calderensis

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Type: Nanorthis calderensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Argentina (6 collections), Iran (5)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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