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Eridorthis australis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Glyptorthidae

Taxonomy
Eridorthis australis was named by Percival (1991). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is L138. Quondong, Bowan Park, which is in an Eastonian shallow subtidal limestone in the Quondong Limestone Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Eridorthis australis Percival

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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
familyGlyptorthidae(Schuchert and Cooper 1931)
genusEridorthisFoerste 1909
speciesaustralis

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.

Eridorthis australis Percival 1991
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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
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 07:56:52
Modified: 2009-06-04 09:56:52
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Eastonian or 452.70000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eastonian452.7 - 449.5Australia (New South Wales) Eridorthis australis (2699 2745 type locality: 2751 166833 166844 166845 166846 166847 166849 166851)