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Heterorthis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Heterorthidae

Taxonomy
Heterorthis was named as a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Heterorthidae.

It was reranked as Orthis (Heterorthis) by Reed (1917).

It was assigned to Orthis by Reed (1917); to Heterorthidae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
H. retrorsistria
Species lacking formal opinion data
H. alternata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Orthis (Heterorthis) Reed p. 847
2000Heterorthis Williams et al. p. 803
2002Heterorthis 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
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyDalmanelloideaSchuchert 1913
familyHeterorthidaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
genusHeterorthis

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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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: 2009-06-04 08:15:33
Modified: 2009-06-04 10:15:33
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Llanvirn to the top of the Kralodvorian or 463.50000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9United Kingdom (Shropshire) H. sp. (45220)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Spain (Guadalajara) H. sp. (194903)
Dobrotivian - Berounian459.0 - 449.8Spain (Jaen) H. sp. (21049)
Dobrotivian - Berounian459.0 - 449.8France (Montagne Noire) H. sp. (21006)
Costonian458.4 - 457.2United Kingdom (Shropshire) H. sp. (45277 45278 45279)
Harnagian458.4 - 457.2United Kingdom (Shropshire) H. sp. (45323)
Soudleyan458.4 - 457.2United Kingdom (Wales) H. retrorsistria (43637 188588) H. sp. (3301)
Soudleyan458.4 - 457.2United Kingdom (England) H. sp. (3302)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0United Kingdom (England) H. sp. (3648 3649 3654)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8USA (California) H. sp. (226247)
Berounian457.9 - 449.8Morocco H. alternata, H. sosia (192913) H. sp. (21001)
Bohdalec457.5 - 445.2Czech Republic H. sp. (3872)
Zahorany - Late/Upper Ordovician457.5 - 443.8Czech Republic H. sp. (3865)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Tennessee) H. clytie (5347)
Woolstonian457.2 - 454.0United Kingdom (Wales) H. alternata (192344)
Burrellian456.6 - 452.5Peru H. retrorsistria (167134)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5Bolivia H. alternata (8856)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2Portugal H. sp. (20956)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2France (Languedoc-Roussillon) H. alternata (166748)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Australia (Tasmania) H. sp. (26239)