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Portranella exornata

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidiellidae

Taxonomy
Orthis exornata was named by Sharpe (1853). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Buçaco, Serra de Bussaco, which is in a Kralodvorian marine ironstone in the Porto de Santa Anna Formation of Portugal.

It was recombined as Portranella exornata by Mitchell (1974), Villas (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Orthis exornata Sharpe p. 153 figs. pl. 8, fig. 2a - 2d
1974Portranella exornata Mitchell p. 389
1995Portranella exornata Villas pp. 57 - 58 figs. P1.6, fig. 10-16

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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
familyOrthidiellidaeUlrich and Cooper 1936
genusPortranella
speciesexornata()

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.

†Portranella exornata Sharpe 1853
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 19:56:58
Modified: 2009-06-11 21:56:58
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Kralodvorian or 450.10000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bohdalec459.3 - 445.2Spain (Cuidad Real) Portranella exornata (166717)
Kralodvorian450.1 - 445.2Portugal Orthis exornata (type locality: 166718) Portranella exornata (20956)
Kralodvorian450.1 - 445.2France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Portranella exornata (166748)