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Orusia lenticularis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Finkelnburgiidae

Taxonomy
Anomites lenticularis was named by Wahlenberg (1821). It is the type species of Orusia.

It was recombined as Orthis lenticularis by Matthew (1891); it was recombined as Orthis (Orusia) lenticularis by Walcott (1905); it was recombined as Orusia lenticularis by Henningsmoen (1958).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Orthis lenticularis Matthew p. 46 figs. Plate XII, figs. 9a-d
1905Orthis (Orusia) lenticularis Walcott pp. 273 - 274
1958Orusia lenticularis Henningsmoen

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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
superfamilyPlectorthoideaSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
familyFinkelnburgiidaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
genusOrusia()
specieslenticularis(Wahlenberg 1821)

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.

†Orusia lenticularis Wahlenberg 1821
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 19:53:05
Modified: 2009-06-11 21:53:05
Source: f = family, 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 Paibian to the top of the Tremadocian or 497.00000 to 477.10000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cambrian538.8 - 486.85Russian Federation (kaliningrad oblast) Orusia lenticularis (235432)
Paibian497.0 - 494.2Poland Orusia lenticularis (72273)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85Norway (Modum) Orusia lenticularis (194117)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85Norway (Eiker-Sandsvær) Orusia lenticularis (194110)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85Norway (Ringerike) Orusia lenticularis (194118 194119)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85Norway Orusia lenticularis (194108 194112 194123)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85Norway (Eiker-Sandsvær ) Orusia lenticularis (194109)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85Norway (Hedmark) Orusia lenticularis (194120)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85Sweden (Västra Götaland) Orusia lenticularis (133670)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85Norway (Ringsaker) Orusia lenticularis (194121)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85Norway (Oslo-Asker) Orusia lenticularis (194113 194114 194115 194116)
Jiangshanian494.2 - 491.0Sweden Orusia lenticularis (240172 240173 240174 240175)
Jiangshanian - Stage 10494.2 - 486.85Sweden Orusia lenticularis (203756)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Norway (Eiker-Sandsvær) Orusia lenticularis (194111)