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Dolerorthis flabellites

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperorthidae

Taxonomy
Orthis flabellites was named by Foerste (1889).

It was recombined as Dolerorthis flabellites by Schuchert and Cooper (1932).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Orthis flabellites Foerste p. 311
1932Dolerorthis flabellites Schuchert and Cooper p. 89 figs. pl. 5, figs. 17, 22, 24

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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
familyHesperorthidaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
genusDolerorthisSchuchert and Cooper 1931
speciesflabellites(Foerste 1889)

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.

†Dolerorthis flabellites Foerste 1889
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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
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-02 13:45:29
Modified: 2009-06-04 10:18:24
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Rhuddanian to the top of the Sheinwoodian or 443.10000 to 430.60000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5USA (Utah) Dolerorthis flabellites (51495)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Québec) Dolerorthis flabellites (24540)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Greenland Dolerorthis flabellites (188527 188528)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7USA (Nevada) Dolerorthis flabellites (24787)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Indiana) Dolerorthis flabellites (75266)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6USA (Utah) Dolerorthis flabellites (51524 51530)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6USA (Nevada) Dolerorthis flabellites (51520 51522 51525)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6USA (New York) Dolerorthis flabellites (75222)
Aeronian - Telychian440.5 - 432.9USA (Utah) Dolerorthis flabellites (51536)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (Utah) Dolerorthis flabellites (51537)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (New York) Orthis flabellites (81909)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) Dolerorthis flabellites (184837 184842)
Telychian - Wenlock438.6 - 426.7USA (Nevada) Dolerorthis flabellites (51557)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6USA (New York) Orthis flabellites (81816 81907 82511 82545)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (New York) Orthis flabellites (81782 81783 81803 81805 81840 81873 81885 81898 81906)