†Zhanorthis Popov and Cocks 2017 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperonomiidae
Full reference: L. E. Popov and L. R. M. Cocks. 2017. The World’s second oldest strophomenoid-dominated benthic assemblage in the first Dapingian (Middle Ordovician) brachiopod fauna identified from Iran. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 140:1-12
Parent taxon: Hesperonomiidae according to L. E. Popov and L. R. M. Cocks 2017
Sister taxa: Hesperonomia, Hesperonomiella, Mollesella, Monorthis, Murjukiana, Protohesperonomia, Treioria
Subtaxa: Zhanorthis gerdkuhensis
Type: Zhanorthis gerdkuhensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Iran (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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