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Dolerorthis duftonensis prolixa

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperorthidae

Taxonomy
Dolerorthis duftonensis prolixa was named by Williams (1963). Its type specimen is BB. 29008-09, a valve (brachial valve), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Dolerorthis prolixa by Wagner (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Dolerorthis duftonensis prolixa Williams pp. 357 - 361 figs. PI. 2, figs. 6, 8-13
2020Dolerorthis prolixa Wagner

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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
speciesduftonensis(Reed 1910)
subspeciesprolixaWilliams 1963

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.

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

Age range: Longvillian or 457.20000 to 455.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0United Kingdom (Walers) Dolerorthis duftonensis (3304)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0United Kingdom (Wales) Dolerorthis duftonensis (192388)
Woolstonian457.2 - 454.0United Kingdom (Wales) Dolerorthis duftonensis (3305 192390)