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Orthotetes sulcus

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Orthotetidae

Taxonomy
Orthotetes sulcus was named by Branson (1930). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wind River Mountains (Pustula Member), which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Park City Formation of Wyoming.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Orthotetes sulcus Branson p. 27 figs. Pl 2, fig 20; pl 3, figs 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderOrthotetidaWaagen 1884
suborderOrthotetidina
superfamilyOrthotetoidea()
familyOrthotetidae
genusOrthotetes
speciessulcus

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.

†Orthotetes sulcus Branson 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available