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Arenorthis

Tentaculita - Productida - Aulostegidae

Taxonomy
Arenorthis was named by Havlícek (1970) [Sepkoski's age data: O Ashg-u]. Its type is Arenorthis arenaria.

It was assigned to Heterorthidae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
A. arenaria (type species), A. paranaensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Arenorthis Havlícek
2000Arenorthis Williams et al. p. 804
2002Arenorthis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
classTentaculitaBoucek 1964
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
RankNameAuthor
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyDalmanelloideaSchuchert 1913
suborderStrophalosiidina
superfamilyAulostegoideaMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
familyAulostegidae
subfamilyChonosteginae
familyHeterorthidaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
genusArenorthis

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. †Arenorthis Havlícek 1970
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Arenorthis arenaria Havlícek 1970
Arenorthis paranaensis Benedetto et al. 2013
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 17:58:10
Modified: 2009-06-11 19:58:10
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, c = class
References: Williams et al. 2000, Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Hirnantian or 445.20000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Paraguay A. paranaensis (152546 152547) Clarkeia antisiensis (25085 152549)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Argentina (San Juan) A. sp. (8773)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Morocco (Errachidia) A. arenaria (152620)
Hirnantian (glacial)445.2 - 443.1Morocco (Zagora) A. arenaria (152623 152624)