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Orthotetes kaskaskiensis

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Orthotetidae

Taxonomy
Orthis kaskaskiensis was named by McChesney (1860).

It was recombined as Orthotetes kaskaskiensis by Weller (1914).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Orthotetes kaskaskiensis Weller

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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
specieskaskaskiensis(McChesney 1860)

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 kaskaskiensis McChesney 1860
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 05:25:57
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:25:57
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Meramecian to the top of the Alportian or 342.90000 to 321.80000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (Arizona) Orthotetes kaskaskiensis (124289)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (Arizona) Orthotetes kaskaskiensis (124254 124288)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Idaho) Orthotetes kaskaskiensis (12813 12814 12836)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Nevada) Orthotetes kaskaskiensis (62729 62735)
Meramecian - Chesterian342.9 - 323.4USA (Idaho) Orthotetes kaskaskiensis (12901)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4Canada (Alberta) Orthotetes kaskaskiensis (62329 62380)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Iowa) Orthotetes kaskaskiensis (3296)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Indiana) Orthotetes kaskaskiensis (6886 6887 6888 6894)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Arizona) Orthotetes kaskaskiensis (124256)
Chesterian - Alportian335.4 - 321.8USA (Wyoming) Orthotetes kaskaskiensis (5717)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9USA (Indiana) Orthotetes kaskaskiensis (6924 6930 6944 6945 6962)
Late/Upper Mississippian330.3 - 323.4USA (Idaho) Orthotetes kaskaskiensis (184610)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4USA (Oklahoma) Orthotetes kaskaskiensis (5611)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Utah) Orthotetes kaskaskiensis (12780)