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Protocortezorthis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Protocortezorthis Williams et al. p. 789
2002Protocortezorthis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyDalmanelloideaSchuchert 1913
familyDalmanellidaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyIsorthinaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
genusProtocortezorthis

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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†Protocortezorthis windmillensis Johnson and Talent 1967
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 10:00:28
Modified: 2009-06-11 16:49:19
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Emsian or 427.40000 to 393.30000 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0China (Heilongjiang) P. lineolata (27886)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Spain (Palencia) P. sp. (40345)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0China (Sichuan) P. orbicularis (27805)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Venezuela P. sp. (25067)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Canada (Yukon) P. sp. (14004)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Spain P. sp. (13924)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Afghanistan (Ghazni) P. fornicatimurvata (75032)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Canada (Yukon) P. fornicatimcurvata (14015 24931 24932)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Canada (Northwest Territories) P. quadiforma (3739) P. quadriforma (3733 3741 3743 3745) P. quadriformis (3738) P. sp. (75580 75581)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Poland P. fornicatimcurvata (13878 13887)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (Nevada) P. sp. (590)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Canada (Nunavut) P. carinatus (26484 26485 26492 26493 26497 26498 26499 26501 26502 26503 26504) P. fornicatimcurvata (26641 26651 26653) P. quadriforma (26505 26506 26507)
Lochkovian - Zlichovian419.2 - 391.9Canada (Yukon) P. sp. (603)
Siegen412.3 - 409.1USA (Nevada) P. windmillensis (164726 164730)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Canada (Yukon) P. fornicatimcurvata (24933 43713 43969) P. fornicatus (43967)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Germany (Hessen) P. trigeri (38349)