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Dinorthis sweeneyi

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plaesiomyidae

Taxonomy
Orthis sweeneyi was named by Winchell (1881).

It was recombined as Dinorthis sweeneyi by Wright and Stigall (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Orthis sweeneyi Winchell p. 117
2013Dinorthis sweeneyi Wright and Stigall p. 1108

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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
speciessweeneyi(Winchell 1881)

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 sweeneyi Winchell 1881
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Rocklandian or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Dinorthis sweeneyi (219962 219964 219965)