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Dinorthis holdeni

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plaesiomyidae

Taxonomy
Plectorthis holdeni was named by Willard (1928).

It was recombined as Plaesiomys (Dinorthis) holdeni by Williams and Wright (1965); it was recombined as Dinorthis holdeni by Cooper (1956), Jin and Norford (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Plectorthis holdeni Willard p. 262 figs. Pl. 1, fig. 5
1956Dinorthis holdeni Cooper p. 395 figs. Pl. 57, figs. 14-28
1965Plaesiomys (Dinorthis) holdeni Williams and Wright p. H319 fig. 3c
1996Dinorthis holdeni Jin and Norford pp. 25 - 26 figs. Plate 1, figures 1-9

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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
familyPlaesiomyidaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyPlaesiomyinaeSchuchert 1913
genusDinorthisHall and Clarke 1892
speciesholdeni()

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.

Dinorthis holdeni Willard 1928
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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: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-11 13:27:11
Modified: 2009-06-02 15:45:10
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Chazyan to the top of the Turinian or 471.30000 to 453.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (Virginia) Dinorthis holdeni (186172)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (British Columbia) Dinorthis holdeni (192177 192182)