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Plectorthis fissicosta

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
Orthis (Plectorthis) atava, Orthis (Plectorthis) christianiae, Orthis (Plectorthis) daunus, Orthis (Plectorthis) desmopleura, Orthis (Plectorthis) diablo, Orthis (Plectorthis) doris, Orthis (Plectorthis) hastingsensis, Orthis (Plectorthis) iddingsi, Orthis (Plectorthis) johannensis, Orthis (Plectorthis) kayseri, Orthis (Plectorthis) linnarssoni, Orthis (Plectorthis) newtonensis, Orthis (Plectorthis) pagoda, Orthis (Plectorthis) papias, Orthis (Plectorthis) retroflexa, Orthis (Plectorthis) saltensis, Orthis (Plectorthis) tullbergi, P. altaicus, P. australis, P. burultasica, P. cliefdenensis, P. exfoliata, P. licta, P. magna, P. mazourkaensis, P. obesa, P. patula, P. perditosulcata, P. plicatella, P. ponderosa, P. punctata, P. scotica
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. aequivalvis, P. inaequiconvexa, P. jamesi, P. neglecta, P. ottawaensis, P. plicatella, P. pulchella, P. simplex, P. symmetrica, P. tanshiensis, P. tensis, P. transversa, P. whitteryensis

Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyPlectorthoideaSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
familyPlectorthidaeSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
genusPlectorthisHall and Clarke 1892
speciesfissicosta

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Maysvillian or 450.20000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Georgia) Plectorthis fissicosta (32531 32534 32547 32552 32553 32554 32557 32558)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (Ohio) Plectorthis fissicosta (77557 77963)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (Kentucky) Plectorthis fissicosta (76247 77635 77721)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Plectorthis fissicosta (73076)