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Protorthis

Rhynchonellata - Protorthida - Protorthidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Protorthis Cooper p. 280
2000Protorthis Williams et al. p. 710
2002Protorthis 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
orderProtorthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
superfamilyProtorthoideaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
familyProtorthidaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
genusProtorthis

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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Subg. †Protorthis (Loperia) Walcott 1905
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Protorthis billingsi Hartt 1868
Protorthis helena Walcott 1905
Protorthis laevis Walcott 1905
Protorthis latourensis Matthew 1886
Protorthis nautes Walcott 1905
Protorthis nunnebergensis Walcott 1905
Protorthis quacoensis Matthew 1886
Protorthis spencei Walcott 1905
Protorthis wingi Walcott 1905
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 04:48:06
Modified: 2010-02-15 06:48:06
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Marjumian to the top of the Floian or 504.50000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Vermont) P. vermontensis (222)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85USA (Vermont) P. sp. (217)
Tremadocian - Floian486.85 - 471.3Sweden P. sp. (3195)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Sweden P. sp. (3196 3199)