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Plectorthis plicatella

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae

Taxonomy
Orthis plicatella was named by Hall (1847). It is the type species of Plectorthis.

It was recombined as Plectorthis plicatella by Weiss (1955) and Owen and Harper (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. pulchella, P. tensis, P. transversa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Plectorthis plicatella Weiss
1982Plectorthis plicatella Owen and Harper

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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
speciesplicatella(Hall 1847)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-02 13:53:03
Modified: 2009-06-02 15:53:03
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Chatfieldian to the top of the Maysvillian or 453.80000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Georgia) Plectorthis plicatella (32547 32552 32553 32554 32557 32558)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8USA (Indiana) Plectorthis plicatella (77896)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8USA (Kentucky) Plectorthis plicatella (77635 77721 78110)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Plectorthis plicatella (23278)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Plectorthis plicatella (23799 23800 23801 23802)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Plectorthis plicatella (26263 26269)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Pennsylvania) Plectorthis plicatella (34895)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Ohio) Plectorthis plicatella (77766)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Plectorthis plicatella (73070 73071 73074 73075 73076)