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Plectorthis magna

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae

Taxonomy
Plectorthis magna was named by Cooper and Kindle (1936). Its type specimen is USNM 91825a-e and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Plectorthis magna Cooper and Kindle p. 352 figs. Plate 51, figures 11, 24, 33, 37

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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
familyPlectorthidaeSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
genusPlectorthisHall and Clarke 1892
speciesmagna

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.

Plectorthis magna Cooper and Kindle 1936
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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: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-02 13:53:03
Modified: 2009-06-02 15:53:03
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Ashgill to the top of the Gamachian or 449.50000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Edenian - Gamachian451.0 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) Plectorthis magna (37793)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) Plectorthis magna (11555 11556 11557 11690 11706)