Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperorthidae
Alternative combination: Orthis flabellites
Belongs to Dolerorthis according to C. Schuchert and G. A. Cooper 1932
See also Northrop 1939
Sister taxa: Dolerorthis duftonensis, Dolerorthis inaequicostata, Dolerorthis intercostata, Dolerorthis interplicata, Dolerorthis multicostellata, Dolerorthis nadruvensis, Dolerorthis plicata, Dolerorthis praeclara, Dolerorthis pristina, Dolerorthis psygma, Dolerorthis rankini, Dolerorthis rustica, Dolerorthis savagei, Dolerorthis sowerbyana, Dolerorthis sowerbyiana, Munhella cummingi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (3: Quebec, Québec collections), Greenland (2), United States (26: Indiana, Nevada, New York, Utah)
Total: 31 collections each including a single occurrence
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