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Asturorthis sarreoensis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Cathaysiorthidae

Taxonomy
Asturorthis sarreoensis was named by Villas and Cocks (1996). Its type specimen is DPO 29467, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Asturian coast, El Castro Fm. (Viodo Limestone Mbr.), Asturias, Spain, which is in a Telychian offshore shelf siltstone in the El Castro Formation of Spain.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Asturorthis sarreoensis Villas and Cocks p. 573 figs. Figure 3.1-3.11

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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
familyCathaysiorthidae
genusAsturorthis
speciessarreoensis

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.

Asturorthis sarreoensis Villas and Cocks 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:11:06
Modified: 2009-04-11 14:18:14
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Telychian or 438.60000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Spain (Asturias) Asturorthis sarreoensis (type locality: 717)