Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae
Parent taxon: Orthidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Jaanusson and Bassett 1993, Mitchell 1977, Neuman 1964, Rubel 1961, Sepkoski 2002 and Wright 1964
Sister taxa: Almadenorthis, Bastamorthis, Boreadorthis, Diochthofera, Duolobella, Gutiorthis, Lenorthis, Leoniorthis, Orthinae, Orthis, Orthostrophella, Orthostrophia, Palaeowingella, Paralenorthis, Rogorthis, Sinorthis, Sulcatorthis, Sulevorthis, Suriorthis, Taphrorthis, Trondorthis
Subtaxa: Orthambonites acutiplicatus Orthambonites aequalis Orthambonites angulatus Orthambonites ardmillanensis Orthambonites calligramme Orthambonites decipiens Orthambonites dinorthoides Orthambonites exfoliata Orthambonites exopunctata Orthambonites fundata Orthambonites inaequalis Orthambonites kreklingensis Orthambonites majuscula Orthambonites majusculus Orthambonites novitas Orthambonites paucicostatus Orthambonites proava Orthambonites transversa Orthambonites tuvensis
Type: Orthambonites rotunda
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Dobrotivian of Morocco (1 collection), Spain (1)
• Aluoja of Estonia (4), the Russian Federation (1)
• Chazyan of Canada (2: Quebec), United States (20: California, New York, Vermont)
• Whiterockian of United States (23: Nevada)
• Fennian of France (1), United States (1: Nevada)
• Hunderum of Sweden (1)
• Valaste of Estonia (15), Haiti (1), Sweden (2)
• Klabava of France (1)
• Arenig of Argentina (3), Bolivia (1), China (4), France (1), the United Kingdom (16)
• Arenigian of United States (1: Maine)
• Ordovician of Canada (4: Newfoundland), China (12), Estonia (2), France (2), Iran (1), Ireland (5), Morocco (1), Norway (9), the Russian Federation (21), Spain (5), Sweden (3), the United Kingdom (22), United States (18: California, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia), Venezuela (1)
• Tremadoc of the Czech Republic (1)
• Ibexian of United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 208 collections including 232 occurrences
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