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Orthotomidae

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Orthotomidae

Taxonomy
Orthotomidae was named by Muir-Wood (1936). Its type is Orthotoma.

It was assigned to Terebratulidina by Williams et al. (2007).

Subtaxa
Orthotoma (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Orthotomidae Muir-Wood
2007Orthotomidae Williams et al. p. 2805

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
familyOrthotomidaeMuir-Wood 1936
familyOrthotomidaeMuir-Wood 1936

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Orthotomidae Muir-Wood 1936
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G. †Orthotoma Quenstedt 1869
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Orthotoma apenninica Canavari 1883
Orthotoma globulina Davidson 1851
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:14:12
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:47:38
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Semicostatum to the top of the Bajocian or 196.50000 to 168.30000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Austria Orthotoma apenninica (23862) Orthotoma sp. (23866)
Semicostatum - Ibex196.5 - 183.0Hungary Orthotoma apenninica (78688)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Hungary Orthotoma apenninica (108974 108975)
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0Hungary Orthotoma apenninica (108962 108963)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Saudi Arabia Orthotoma sp. (98824)