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Archaeorthis altaica

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Archaeorthidae

Taxonomy
Archaeorthis altaica was named by Rozman and Severgina (1983). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Llandeilian brachiopods of Gorny Altai, Lebed' Riverbasin, Salasan Creek, which is in a Darriwilian marine sandstone/claystone in the Bugryshikha Formation of the Russian Federation.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. pribyli

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Archaeorthis altaica Rozman and Severgina

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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
familyArchaeorthidae
genusArchaeorthisSchuchert and Cooper 1931
speciesaltaica

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.

†Archaeorthis altaica Rozman and Severgina 1983
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:11:06
Modified: 2009-04-11 14:18:14
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Darriwilian or 469.40000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Floian - Darriwilian477.1 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Archaeorthis altaica (205664)
Dapingian - Darriwilian471.3 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Archaeorthis altaica (205562)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Russian Federation (Altai Krai) Archaeorthis altaica (242268)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Archaeorthis altaica (205379 205561 206148 206165 206166)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Russian Federation (Altay) Archaeorthis altaica (type locality: 45977 45983 45984)