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Glyptorthis plana

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Glyptorthidae

Taxonomy

Glyptorthis plana was named by Rõõmusoks (1964).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1964	Glyptorthis plana Rõõmusoks

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
—	Lophophorata
—	Panbrachiopoda	Carlson and Cohen 2020
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805

Rank	Name	Author
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Rhynchonellata	Williams et al. 1996
order	Orthida	Schuchert and Cooper 1932
suborder	Orthidina	Schuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamily	Orthoidea	Woodward 1852
family	Glyptorthidae	(Schuchert and Cooper 1931)
genus	Glyptorthis	Foerste 1914
species	plana

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.

†Glyptorthis plana Rõõmusoks 1964

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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 13:45:39

Modified:

2009-06-02 15:45:39

Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade

References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Nabala to the top of the Vormsi or 450.50000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (8 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Nabala	450.5 - 449.9	Estonia (Hiiu)	Glyptorthis plana (165430)
Nabala	450.5 - 449.9	Estonia (Harju)	Glyptorthis plana (174179)
Vormsi	449.9 - 449.5	Estonia (Harju)	Glyptorthis plana (161215)
Vormsi	449.9 - 449.5	Estonia (Hiiu)	Glyptorthis plana (166039)
Vormsi	449.9 - 449.5	Estonia	Glyptorthis plana (159346 159347 161163 168626)