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Ortonella gorensis

Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Cyrtodontidae

Taxonomy
Ortonella gorensis was named by Foerste (1924).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. balbinia, O. myrae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Ortonella gorensis Foerste

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—ArcioniGray 1854
orderCyrtodontidaScarlato and Starobogatov 1971
—CyrtodontidinaScarlato and Starobogatov 1971
superfamilyCyrtodontoidea(Ulrich 1894)
familyCyrtodontidae
genusOrtonella
speciesgorensis

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.

†Ortonella gorensis Foerste 1924
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 14:48:16
Modified: 2009-10-10 18:12:06
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Richmondian or 449.60000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) Ortonella gorensis (173091)