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Orthotichia japonica

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae

Taxonomy
Orthotichia japonica was named by Hayasaka (1932). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kadosawa Limestone quarries, Nabeyama, Tochigi Prefecture (Hayasaka coll), which is in a Roadian carbonate limestone in the Nabeyama Formation of Japan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Orthotichia japonica Hayasaka p. 548 figs. Pl 5, fig 3
1933Orthotichia japonica Hayasaka p. 20 figs. Pl 3, fig 1; pl 4; pl 5; pl 6, fig 1; text-fig 3
2010Orthotichia japonica Tazawa p. 42 fig. 4.2a,4.2b,5.1a,5.1b
2012Orthotichia japonica Tazawa p. 63 figs. 5.1-5.3, 6.1
2016Orthotichia japonica Tazawa p. 378 fig. 9.1

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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
speciesjaponica

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 japonica Hayasaka 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height652.048.061.050.54.62

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 Roadian or 279.30000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Japan Orthotichia japonica (125087 149804 149806 181933)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Japan Orthotichia japonica (type locality: 125086)