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Heterorthina emacerata

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Heterorthidae

Taxonomy
Orthis emacerata was named by Hall (1860). Its type specimen is AMNH 37726 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Dalmanella emacerata by Foerste (1909); it was recombined as Eremotrema emacerata by Patzkowsky and Holland (1997); it was recombined as Heterorthina emacerata by Jin and Harper (2015).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Orthis emacerata Hall p. 121
1909Dalmanella emacerata Foerste p. 213
1909Dalmanella breviculus Foerste p. 216
1912Dalmanella fultonensis Foerste p. 129
1997Eremotrema emacerata Patzkowsky and Holland
2015Heterorthina emacerata Jin and Harper pp. 243 - 250 figs. 4–7, 8A–G

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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
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyDalmanelloideaSchuchert 1913
familyHeterorthidaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
genusHeterorthinaBancroft 1928
speciesemacerata(Hall 1860)

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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Invalid names: Dalmanella breviculus Foerste 1909 [synonym], Dalmanella fultonensis Foerste 1912 [synonym]
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
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 08:14:47
Modified: 2009-06-04 10:14:47
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Chatfieldian to the top of the Maysvillian or 453.80000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) Dalmanella emacerata (34563)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) Eremotrema emacerata (23281)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) Eremotrema emacerata (23809)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Dalmanella emacerata (26293 26295)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Eremotrema emacerata (23810)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Eremotrema emacerata (23282)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Michigan) Dalmanella emacerata (26339)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Eremotrema emacerata (23283)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Dalmanella emacerata (26296)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Eremotrema emacerata (23811)