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Monorthis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperonomiidae

Taxonomy
Monorthis is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Hesperonomiidae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002), Benedetto (2003).

Species
M. menapiae, M. transversa
Species lacking formal opinion data
M. typis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Monorthis Williams et al. p. 736
2002Monorthis Sepkoski
2003Monorthis Benedetto

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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
familyHesperonomiidaeUlrich and Cooper 1936
genusMonorthis

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. †Monorthis
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†Monorthis menapiae Davidson 1868
†Monorthis transversa Benedetto 2003
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: minorg
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 08:07:48
Modified: 2009-06-04 10:07:48
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 Moridunian to the top of the Oretanian or 477.10000 to 461.00000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moridunian477.1 - 473.8United Kingdom (Wales) M. menapiae (166755 166756 166757)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Argentina (San Juan) M. sp. (8743)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Argentina M. menapiae (210685) M. sp. (8721 8783 8875)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0United Kingdom (Wales) M. typis (69096)
Arenigian477.1 - 468.0Argentina M. transversa (115177 115180 115181 115183)
Volkhov - Arenig471.3 - 468.0Argentina M. sp. (8865)
Oretanian468.0 - 461.0Spain (Sierra Morena) M. sp. (21015)