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Anomalorthis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Anomalorthidae

Taxonomy
Anomalorthis was named by Ulrich and Cooper (1936). Its type is Anomalorthis utahensis.

It was assigned to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Anomalorthidae by Williams et al. (2000) and Hansen and Holmer (2011).

Species
A. fascicostellatus, A. lonensis, A. nevadensis, A. oklahomensis, A. resoi, A. rossi, A. utahensis (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
A. juabensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Anomalorthis Ulrich and Cooper
2000Anomalorthis Williams et al. p. 729
2002Anomalorthis Sepkoski
2011Anomalorthis Hansen and Holmer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyOrthoideaWoodward 1852
familyAnomalorthidaeUlrich and Cooper 1936
genusAnomalorthisUlrich and Cooper 1936

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.

G. †Anomalorthis Ulrich and Cooper 1936
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†Anomalorthis lonensis Walcott 1884
†Anomalorthis nevadensis Ulrich and Cooper 1938
†Anomalorthis oklahomensis Ulrich and Cooper 1938
†Anomalorthis resoi Ross 1970
†Anomalorthis rossi Hansen and Holmer 2011
†Anomalorthis utahensis Ulrich and Cooper 1936
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
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al (2002).g
Created: 2009-06-03 12:49:11
Modified: 2009-06-03 14:49:11
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Fennian to the top of the Arenig or 470.70000 to 466.00000 Ma

Collections (108 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ibexian487.5 - 470.0USA (Nevada) A. lonensis (104437 104440 104441) A. oklahomensis (104308) A. sp. (104312 104436)
Early/Lower Ordovician - Middle Ordovician485.4 - 458.4USA (California) A. sp. (226294)
Ordovician485.4 - 443.8USA (California) A. sp. (299)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (QingHai) A. sp. (8684)
Arenigian - Llanvirn478.6 - 458.4Canada (Northwest Territories) A. juabensis (25283)
Fennian470.7 - 468.0USA (Nevada) A. fascicostellatus (80075) A. sp. (80076)
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (Nevada) A. lonensis, A. resoi (104399) A. nevadensis, A. lonensis (104397) A. sp. (80067 80068 104287 104429 104565) A. utahensis, A. lonensis (104400)
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (Idaho) A. sp. (103788)
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (California) A. sp. (104305)
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (Utah) A. lambda, A. oklahomensis (104061) A. sp. (103787)
Dapingian470.0 - 467.3USA (Utah) A. sp. (104193 104195 104205 104210 104235 104258) A. utahensis (104198 104199 104201 104204 104218 104220 104230 104232 104238 104240)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Utah) A. sp. (103910)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Utah) A. sp. (298 103829 103908 103911 104244 104253 105783) A. utahensis (104064 104256)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) A. fascicostellatus (80073 104387 104418) A. fascicostellatus, A. nevadensis, A. lonensis (104469) A. lonensis (104280 104384 104398 104468) A. nevadensis (300 88946 104373 104376 104379 104380 104412) A. nevadensis, A. lonensis (104360 104420 104423 104424 104470 104529) A. nevadensis, A. oklahomensis (104292 104410) A. nevadensis, A. resoi (13605) A. oklahomensis (104302 104381 104391 104415 105565 105567 105568) A. sp. (80071 80081 104293 104359 104369 104370 104374 104375 104378 104396 104438 104451 104466 104471 104472 104523) A. sp., A. nevadensis (104392) A. utahensis (104528) A. utahensis, A. nevadensis (104467)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (California) A. sp. (226695)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Oklahoma) A. oklahomensis (174595)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Norway (Spitsbergen) A. rossi (189865 189870 189881)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4USA (Nevada) A. sp. (296 226922 226923)