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Hesperorthis tricenaria

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperorthidae

Taxonomy
Orthis tricenaria was named by Conrad (1843). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Hesperorthis tricenaria by Bassett and Cocks (1974), Jin and Chatterton (1997), Jin and Zhan (2008), Rubel (2011), Jakobsen et al. (2014) and Liljeroth et al. (2017).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. evenkiensis, H. laurentia, H. orientalis, H. rubeli

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Orthis tricenaria Conrad p. 333
1884Orthis tricenaria Walcott p. 74 figs. Plate xi, figs. 4, 4 a.
1974Hesperorthis tricenaria Bassett and Cocks
1997Hesperorthis tricenaria Jin and Chatterton
2008Hesperorthis tricenaria Jin and Zhan
2011Hesperorthis tricenaria Rubel
2014Hesperorthis tricenaria Jakobsen et al.
2017Hesperorthis tricenaria Liljeroth et al.

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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
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyOrthoideaWoodward 1852
familyHesperorthidaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
genusHesperorthisSchuchert and Cooper 1931
speciestricenaria(Conrad 1843)

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.

†Hesperorthis tricenaria Conrad 1843
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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
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-02 13:46:26
Modified: 2009-06-02 15:46:26
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 Turinian to the top of the Maysvillian or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (76 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Virginia) Hesperorthis tricenaria (34277 34279 34281 34324 34326 34327 34328)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Georgia) Hesperorthis tricenaria (32398 32402 32779 32783 32787 32791 32798 32823 32824 32825 32826 32832 32880 32881 32882 33065)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Ontario) Hesperorthis tricenaria (26188 26191) Orthis tricenaria (184970)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Missouri) Orthis tricenaria (175724 181091)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Hesperorthis tricenaria (5327)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Hesperorthis tricenaria (23273 23274)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Hesperorthis tricenaria (23789 23790 23791 23792 23794)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Hesperorthis tricenaria (5328 5331)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Pennsylvania) Hesperorthis tricenaria (162391)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Hesperorthis tricenaria (23795)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Hesperorthis tricenaria (23276)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Hesperorthis tricenaria (23797 23798)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Hesperorthis tricenaria (26192)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Wisconsin) Hesperorthis tricenaria (81283)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Michigan) Hesperorthis tricenaria (75229)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Hesperorthis tricenaria (5346)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Hesperorthis tricenaria (219962) Orthis tricenaria (219965)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Hesperorthis tricenaria (23796)
Rocklandian - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Hesperorthis tricenaria (23277 23290)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Hesperorthis tricenaria (23278 23279)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Hesperorthis tricenaria (26272)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Hesperorthis tricenaria (23799 23800 23801 23802 23803 23804 23805 23806)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) Hesperorthis tricenaria (34545)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Hesperorthis tricenaria (26263 26270 26271) Orthis tricenaria (185002 185260 185268)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Canada (Newfoundland) Hesperorthis tricenaria (192322)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Hesperorthis tricenaria (204792)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) Hesperorthis tricenaria (23807)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) Hesperorthis tricenaria (23280)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Hesperorthis tricenaria (26293)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Manitoba) Orthis tricenaria (174050)