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Apheoorthis melita

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Eoorthidae

Taxonomy
Leptaena melita was named by Hall and Whitfield (1877).

It was recombined as Eoorthis melita by Walcott (1912); it was recombined as Apheoorthis melita by Ulrich and Cooper (1938).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Leptaena melita Hall and Whitfield p. 208 figs. pl. 1 f. 13
1884Leptaena melita Walcott p. 22
1912Eoorthis melita Walcott p. 777
1938Apheoorthis melita Ulrich and Cooper p. 84 figs. Plate 11 A, figures 1-4

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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
familyEoorthidaeWalcott 1908
genusApheoorthisUlrich and Cooper 1936
speciesmelita(Hall and Whitfield 1877)

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.

Apheoorthis melita Hall and Whitfield 1877
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-11 12:43:58
Modified: 2009-06-04 09:46:47
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 Tremadocian to the top of the Skullrockian or 486.85000 to 483.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Skullrockian488.9 - 483.4USA (Utah) Apheoorthis melita (104161)
Ibexian488.9 - 471.3USA (Nevada) Apheoorthis melita (222067)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1USA (Utah) Apheoorthis melita (219669)