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Shoshonorthis michaelis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Nanorthidae

Taxonomy
Orthis michaelis was named by Clark (1935). It is not extant. Its type locality is H. Slopes of hillock, Hill near Mount Pisgah, which is in a Whiterockian marine shale in the Swan Peak Formation of Utah.

It was recombined as Orthambonites michaelis by Ross and Barnes (1967); it was recombined as Shoshonorthis michaelis by Jaanusson and Bassett (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Orthambonites michaelis Ross and Barnes p. D3 figs. Plate 1, figures 1, 2
1993Shoshonorthis michaelis Jaanusson and Bassett

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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
superfamilyPlectorthoideaSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
familyNanorthidaeHavlicek 1977
genusShoshonorthis
speciesmichaelis(Clark 1935)

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:11:06
Modified: 2009-04-11 14:18:14
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Dapingian or 471.30000 to 469.40000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4USA (Utah) Orthambonites michaelis (104215 104218 104220) Orthis michaelis (104203 104204 104209 104232 104237 104239 104240 104258 104259)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Utah) Orthambonites michaelis (104064 104244) Orthis michaelis (104241 197008 197019)