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Orthotichia jiangxiensis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae

Taxonomy
Orthotichia jiangxiensis was named by Hu and Jin (1982). Its type specimen is Nanjing Inst Geol Min Res Br007 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Duanwu Section, Chetou, Yudou County, which is in a Wordian marine limestone in the Xiaojiangbian Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. dorsistrigis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Orthotichia jiangxiensis Hu and Jin p. 189 figs. Pl 85, fig 13; pl 90, fig 3; pl 91, figs 5,6; pl 96, fig 17
1983Orthotichia jiangxiensis Hu and Jin p. 342 figs. Pl 2, fig 1
1991Orthotichia jiangxiensis Sun p. 222 figs. Pl 2, figs 14-17
2015Orthotichia jiangxiensis Tazawa and Nakamura p. 169 figs. 8.1-8.3, 9.1-9.5

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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
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyEnteletoideaWaagen 1884
familySchizophoriidaeSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
genusOrthotichiaHall and Clarke 1892
speciesjiangxiensis

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.

†Orthotichia jiangxiensis Hu and Jin 1982
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height125.2

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:11:06
Modified: 2009-04-11 14:18:14
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Wordian or 279.30000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Japan Orthotichia jiangxiensis (114091 167888)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3China (Xizang) Orthotichia jiangxiensis (118916)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8China (Jiangxi) Orthotichia jiangxiensis (100093)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Jiangxi) Orthotichia jiangxiensis (type locality: 100100)