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Protorthida

Rhynchonellata - Protorthida

Taxonomy
Protorthida was named by Schuchert and Cooper (1931).

It was assigned to Articulata by Zhan and Jin (2005); and to Rhynchonellata by Williams et al. (2000), Benedetto (2003), Rubel (2011) and Hansen and Holmer (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Protorthida Schuchert and Cooper
2000Protorthida Williams et al. p. 709
2003Protorthida Benedetto
2005Protorthida Zhan and Jin p. 375
2011Protorthida Hansen and Holmer
2011Protorthida Rubel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderProtorthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
orderProtorthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1931

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.

Or. †Protorthida Schuchert and Cooper 1931
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Superfm. †Protorthoidea Schuchert and Cooper 1931
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Fm. †Leioriidae Cooper 1976
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G. †Leioria Cooper 1976
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†Leioria bentori Cooper 1976
†Leioria elongata Cooper 1976
Fm. †Protorthidae Schuchert and Cooper 1931
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G. †Glyptoria Cooper 1976
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†Glyptoria glypta Cooper 1976
†Glyptoria gulchensis Popov and Tikhonov 1993
G. †Israelaria Cooper 1976
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†Israelaria parnesi Cooper 1976
G. †Jamesella Walcott 1905
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†Jamesella perpasta Pompeckj 1896
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†Nisusia (Jamesella) amii Walcott 1905
†Nisusia (Jamesella) kuthani Pompeckj 1896
†Nisusia (Jamesella) lowi Walcott 1908
G. †Loperia
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Subg. †Protorthis (Loperia) Walcott 1905
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†Protorthis billingsi Hartt 1868
†Protorthis helena Walcott 1905
†Protorthis laevis Walcott 1905
†Protorthis latourensis Matthew 1886
†Protorthis nautes Walcott 1905
†Protorthis nunnebergensis Walcott 1905
†Protorthis quacoensis Matthew 1886
†Protorthis spencei Walcott 1905
†Protorthis wingi Walcott 1905
G. †Psiloria Cooper 1976
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†Psiloria alata King 1923
†Psiloria dayei Cooper 1976
†Psiloria dayi Cooper 1976
†Psiloria pauperata Cooper 1976
G. †Saesorthis Geyer and Mergl 1997
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Superfm. †Skenidioidea Kozlowski 1929
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Fm. †Skenidiidae Kozlowski 1929
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†Crossiskenidium stelzneri Benedetto 2003
G. †Protoskenidioides Williams 1974
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†Protoskenidioides promontorium Hansen and Holmer 2011
†Protoskenidioides revelata Williams 1974
G. †Skenidioides Schuchert and Cooper 1931
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†Skenidioides acutum Lindström 1861
†Skenidioides anthonense Sardeson 1894
†Skenidioides billingsi Schuchert and Cooper 1931
†Skenidioides costatus Cooper 1956
†Skenidioides elongatus Cooper 1956
†Skenidioides hymiri Baarli 1995
†Skenidioides kayseri Benedetto 2003
†Skenidioides lewisii Davidson 1848
†Skenidioides multifarius Potter 1990
†Skenidioides operosa Johnson et al. 1976
†Skenidioides petrasi Rubel 2011
†Skenidioides pyramidalis Twenhofel 1928
†Skenidioides robertsensis Johnson et al. 1973
†Skenidioides scoliodus Temple 1968
†Skenidioides woodlandiensis Davidson 1882
G. †Skenidium
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†Scenidium lewisi Davidson 1883
†Skenidium lewisii Davidson 1882
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available