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Metorthis
Taxonomy
Metorthis is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Metorthinae.
It was assigned to Metorthinae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Metorthinae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2000 | Metorthis Williams et al. p. 750 |
| 2002 | Metorthis Sepkoski |
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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. †Metorthis
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013 | |||||
Collections (11 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tremadoc | China (YunNan) | M. sp. (7736) | |
| Tremadoc | China (Hunan and Hubei) | M. sp. (7720) | |
| Dawan | China (YunNan) | M. sp. (7746) | |
| Dawan | China (Hunan and Hubei) | M. sp. (7717) | |
| Arenig | China (GuangDong) | M. sp. (4679) | |
| Arenig | China (Sichuan) | M. sp. (7669) | |
| Arenig | China (YunNan) | M. sp. (7732) | |
| Dapingian | China | M. sp. (185762) | |
| Llanvirn | China (SiChuan) | M. sp. (7951) | |
| Longvillian | China (ShanXi) | M. sp. (7885) | |
| Actonian - Onnian | China (ShanXi) | M. sp. (8007) |