Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Alternative combinations: Dalmanella michelini, Orthis (Rhipidomella) oweni, Orthis (Schizophoria) michelini, Orthis michelini, Rhipidomella oweni, Terebratula michelini
Belongs to Rhipidomella according to D. L. Yang 1984
See also Fliegel 1901, Mansuy 1913, Meek 1877, Ustritsky and Chernyak 1963 and Weller 1914
Sister taxa: Rhipidomella acutisulcata, Rhipidomella burlingtonensis, Rhipidomella carbonaria, Rhipidomella caucasica, Rhipidomella cora, Rhipidomella corallina, Rhipidomella cordialis, Rhipidomella diminutiva, Rhipidomella dzhuvankarensis, Rhipidomella fortimuscula, Rhipidomella henryhousensis, Rhipidomella hessensis, Rhipidomella hispidula, Rhipidomella imitatrix, Rhipidomella jerseyensis, Rhipidomella kharaulakhensis, Rhipidomella lyelliana, Rhipidomella magna, Rhipidomella miaolingensis, Rhipidomella miscella, Rhipidomella missouriensis, Rhipidomella obesiconcha, Rhipidomella oklahomensis, Rhipidomella orthogonia, Rhipidomella parva, Rhipidomella parvula, Rhipidomella pecosi, Rhipidomella penniana, Rhipidomella perminuta, Rhipidomella pressula, Rhipidomella subcircularis, Rhipidomella subtriangularis, Rhipidomella tenuicostata, Rhipidomella thiemei, Rhipidomella uralica, Rhipidomella vanuxemi, Rhipidomella vediensis
Subtaxa: Orthis (Schizophoria) michelini orientalis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Indonesia (1 collection), Laos (1)
• Carboniferous to Permian of United States (1: California)
• Carboniferous of China (1), Egypt (1), Iran (2), Ireland (2), Libya (2), the United Kingdom (47), United States (3: California)
Total: 61 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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