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Orthis expansa

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae

Taxonomy
Orthis expansa was named by de Sowerby and Murchison (1839) [de Sowerby in de Sowerby and Murchison 1839 = 1968 Macrocoelia sp. Diggens and Romano, p.47, pl. 5, fig. h. Lectotype selected and reillustrated by Williams (1963, p. 457, pl. 14, fig. 2]. Its type specimen is GSM Geol. Soc. Coll. 6863, a valve (a ventral internal mould), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Strophomena expansa by Davidson (1871); it was recombined as Rafinesquina expansa by Reed (1917); it was recombined as Macrocoelia expansa by Williams (1963); it was recombined as Colaptomena expansa by Cocks (2008), Cocks (2010) and Villas et al. (2015).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Orthis expansa de Sowerby and Murchison p. 638 figs. pl. 20, fig. 14
1871Strophomena expansa Davidson p. 312 figs. pl. 45, figs 1–8, 10, non fig. 9.
1917Rafinesquina expansa Reed p. 866
1963Macrocoelia expansa Williams p. 455 figs. pl. 13, figs 7, 10–14; pl. 14, figs 1, 2, 5; textfig. 13.
2008Colaptomena expansa Cocks p. 51
2010Colaptomena expansa Cocks p. 1164 figs. pl. 2, figs 1–4
2015Colaptomena expansa Villas et al. fig. 6–7

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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
familyOrthidaeWoodward 1852
genusOrthisDalman 1828
speciesexpansa

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.

Orthis expansa de Sowerby and Murchison 1839
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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 13:50:37
Modified: 2009-06-02 15:50:37
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available