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Gelidorthis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Giraldiellidae

Taxonomy
Gelidorthis is a genus. It is not extant.

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

Species
G. carlsi, G. meloui, G. perisiberiaensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
G. partita

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Gelidorthis Williams et al. p. 774
2002Gelidorthis Sepkoski

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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
superfamilyPlectorthoideaSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
familyGiraldiellidae
genusGelidorthis

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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†Gelidorthis carlsi Villas 1992
†Gelidorthis meloui Villas 1985
†Gelidorthis perisiberiaensis Rasmussen et al. 2012
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
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: 2009-06-04 07:53:34
Modified: 2009-06-04 09:53:34
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Llanvirn to the top of the Late/Upper Ordovician or 463.50000 to 443.80000 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9United Kingdom (Wales) G. cennenensis (3318 69531 69537 69538 69543 69544 69545)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9United Kingdom (Shropshire) G. partita (45224 45250)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9United Kingdom G. cennenensis (69533 69534 69535 69536 69542 69561)
Dobrotivian - Berounian459.0 - 449.8Spain (Zaragoza) G. sp. (21090)
Dobrotivian - Caradoc459.0 - 449.5Spain (Ciudad Real) G. sp. (20892)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0Czech Republic G. sp. (3856)
Berounian - Vinice457.9 - 455.8Spain (Zaragoza) G. carlsi (196921) G. meloui (21089 166725 166733 166737)
Berounian - Zahorany457.9 - 455.8Spain (Zaragoza) G. carlsi (166732)
Berounian457.9 - 449.8Spain (Zaragoza) G. carlsi (166728) G. meloui (196901)
Berounian457.9 - 449.8Portugal G. sp. (20874 20935)
Berounian457.9 - 449.8Austria G. meloui (219883)
Berounian457.9 - 449.8Spain (Cuidad Real) G. meloui (21099)
Berounian - Caradoc457.9 - 449.5Spain (Caceres) G. meloui (21101)
Berounian - Caradoc457.9 - 449.5Portugal G. partita (20954)
Vinice457.5 - 455.8Czech Republic G. sp. (3864)
Zahorany - Late/Upper Ordovician457.5 - 443.8Czech Republic G. sp. (3865)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Alaska) G. perisiberiaensis (164853)
Kralodvorian - Rawtheyan449.8 - 445.2Czech Republic G. sp. (3880)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Czech Republic (Praha) G. sp. (202253)