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Orthonychiidae

Gastropoda - Cyrtoneritida - Orthonychiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Orthonychiidae Bandel and Frýda
2005Orthonychiidae Bouchet et al. p. 246

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassNeritimorpha
orderCyrtoneritida()
familyOrthonychiidae
familyOrthonychiidae

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.

Fm. †Orthonychiidae Bandel and Frýda 1999
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G. †Orthonychia Hall 1843
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Orthonychia aculeata Barrois 1889
Orthonychia acuta Roemer 1856
Orthonychia baldwini Rohr et al. 1981
Orthonychia belli Clarke 1908
Orthonychia bowsheri Yochelson 1956
Orthonychia campanulata Barrois 1889
Orthonychia chesterense Meek and Worthen 1867
Orthonychia concavum Hall 1859
Orthonychia conicum Hall 1859
Orthonychia conoidea Goldfuss 1844
Orthonychia cornuforme Winchell 1863
Orthonychia costata Barrois 1889
Orthonychia daschi Rohr and Smith 1978
Orthonychia dentalium Hall 1862
Orthonychia dubium Barrois 1889
Orthonychia egorovi Mazaev 1996
Orthonychia elegans Perner 1903
Orthonychia enorme Lindström 1884
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Invalid names: Platyceras cyathinum Lindström 1884 [synonym]
Orthonychia extensum Barrois 1889
Orthonychia gracilis Mansuy 1913
Orthonychia herzeri Winchell 1871
Orthonychia korotkovae Mazaev 2019
Orthonychia marblecreekensis Talent and Philip 1956
Orthonychia mayesense Snider 1915
Orthonychia pajerensis Chronic 1949
Orthonychia parva Shumard and Swallow 1858
Orthonychia parvulum Whiteaves 1892
Orthonychia pentalvea Talent and Philip 1956
Orthonychia perplexum Hall 1879
Orthonychia prosseri Clarke and Swartz 1913
Orthonychia protei Oehlert 1883
Orthonychia puellaris Whidborne 1891
Orthonychia quadrangularis Whidborne 1891
Orthonychia rostratus Trenkner 1868
Orthonychia rotunda Whidborne 1896
Orthonychia sileni Oehlert 1883
Orthonychia spinigerum Worthen 1883
Orthonychia subrectum Hall 1859
Orthonychia talon Tolmachoff 1930
Orthonychia tortuosa Hall 1859
Orthonychia trigonale Barrois 1889
Orthonychia trirotundolobatum Talent and Philip 1956
Orthonychia undulatum Barrois 1889
Orthonychia unguiculata Clarke and Swartz 1913
Orthonychia ungula Weller 1906
Orthonychia variablis Tyler 1965
Orthonychia vishtytica Saladzius 1966
Orthonychia vomerium Winchell 1863
Orthonychia wanneri Delpey 1941
Platyceras (Orthonychia) aroostooki Williams and Breger 1916
Platyceras (Orthonychia) compressa Williams and Breger 1916
Platyceras (Orthonychia) cornutum Tschernischew 1885
Invalid names: Geronticeras Grabau 1936 [synonym], Igoceras Hall 1859 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Capitanian or 438.60000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (161 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Norway (Oslo) Platyceras enorme (49985)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Canada (Nunavut) Platyceras baldwini (26009)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Sweden (Gotland) Platyceras cyathinium (13598) Platyceras enorme (13597)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Czechia (Středočeský (Central Bohemian Region)) Platyceras sp. (106004)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Sweden (Gotland) Platyceras enorme (13533 155712)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Czechia Orthonychia anquis, Orthonychia elegans (14080) Orthonychia elegans (14039 14043 14076 232620) Platyceras auquis, Platyceras elegans (13894)
Pridoli - Helderbergian422.7 - 393.47Czechia Orthonychia sp. (14117)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia Platyceras spp. (13895)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Northwest Territories) Platyceras daschi (3733 3739 3741) Platyceras dentalium (3748 3749 3750)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (Maine) Platyceras aroostooki, Platyceras compressa (103288) Platyceras compressa (103297)
Helderbergian419.62 - 393.47Italy Platyceras cornuta (26206)
Helderbergian - Emsian419.62 - 393.47Austria Orthonychia sp. (26203)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Canada (Quebec) Platyceras tortuosum (157355) Platyceras tortuosum, Platyceras belli (157354)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Czechia (Srbsko) Orthonychia bohemica (235198)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Austria Platyceras selcanum (154582)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62France Acroculia protei (157340)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62USA (Nevada) Platyceras sp. c (241382)
Siegen413.02 - 410.62Australia (Victoria) Orthonychia sp. (56698) Platyceras trirotundolobatum, Orthonychia marblecreekensis, Orthonychia pentalvea (56699)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Czechia (Praha) Orthonychia sp. (5804)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Morocco Platyceras sp. (150334)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47USA (West Virginia) Platyceras tortuosum (70109)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Northwest Territories) Orthonychia talon (56276)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47France Platyceras aculeatum, Platyceras campanulatum, Platyceras conoideum, Platyceras dubium, Platyceras extensum, Platyceras inequilaterale, Platyceras trigonale, Platyceras undulatum, Platyceras costatum (154581)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Italy Platyceras alienum (26257)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Austria Orthonychia obliquesulcata (26220) Orthonychia obliquesulcata, Orthonychia cornuta (26218 26219) Orthonychia sp. (26223) Platyceras compressum (26221)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Nevada) Platyceras sp. (44124)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (New York) Orthonychia concavum (9614) Orthonychia concavum, Orthonychia dentalium (9538) Orthonychia conicum (9540)
Cazenovian393.47 - 382.31USA (New York) Platyceras sp. (69461)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) Orthonychia conicum (89924)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Michigan) Platyceras variablis (85061)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31United Kingdom (England) Capulus puellaris (81021) Capulus puellaris, Capulus rostratus, Orthonychia quadrangularis (130270) Capulus puellaris, Capulus rostratus, Orthonychia quadrangularis, Orthonychia costata (129878)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Indiana) Platyceras conicum (170009)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Maryland) Orthonychia prosseri (155564) Orthonychia unguiculata (154838)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86USA (Montana) Platyceras sp. (3433)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86United Kingdom (England) Platyceras rotundum (38143)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Missouri) Orthonychia ungula, Orthonychia jeffersonensis (147905)
Early/Lower Mississippian358.86 - 346.7USA (California) Orthonychia sp. (226312)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7USA (Iowa) Capulus vomerium (3339)
Kinderhookian - Osagean358.86 - 342.9Mexico (Sonora) Platyceras sp. (5616)
Kinderhookian - Osagean358.86 - 342.9USA (Nevada) Igoceras sp. (5751)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4United Kingdom (Scotland) Platyceras sp. (75139)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9Canada (Alberta) Igoceras spp. (62417)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Ohio) Platyceras herzeri (93072) Platyceras infabricatus, Platyceras sciotoensis, Platyceras waverlyensis (155894)
Arundian346.7 - 339.9Poland (Swietokrzyskie) Platyceras sp. 1, Platyceras sp. 2 (60116)
Arundian - Holkerian346.7 - 339.9USA (Alaska) Platyceras sp. (59944)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Arkansas) Orthonychia sp., Orthonychia ungula (60041) Orthonychia ungula (60042) Platyceras compressum (76651)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Nevada) Platyceras occidens (59828) Platyceras sp. (62674)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3USA (Arkansas) Platyceras compressum (76143)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3USA (Alabama) Platyceras sp. (6754 6764 6766 6769 6773 6782 6794 6795 6799 6806 6811 6812 6831 6837 6841 6844)
Chesterian - Brigantian335.4 - 330.3USA (Ohio) Platyceras chesterense (85363 85367)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Arizona) Orthonychia striatulus (124256)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Illinois) Platyceras chesterense (58998 59826) Platyceras chesterense, Platyceras chesterense (58997 59824)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Kentucky) Platyceras chesterense (59823 59827)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9USA (Nevada) Platyceras sp. (5523)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4USA (Arkansas) Platyceras sp. (5517)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Michigan) Igoceras sp. (276085)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Ohio) Platyceras parvum (75138)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Nevada) Platyceras sp. (39158)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Russian Federation Platyceras ivanovi (121038)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Missouri) Orthonychia parva (69773)
Kashirian - Myachkovian313.8 - 307.0USA (New Mexico) Platyceras parvum (46548)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (New Mexico) Platyceras parvum (46536)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Pennsylvania) Platyceras parvum, Platyceras spinigerum (184098)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Ohio) Platyceras parvum (64913 64918 64925 64933)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Pennsylvania) Platyceras parvum (184105 184106)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Missouri) Capulus parvus (237765 237796)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Ohio) Platyceras parvum (71993)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (Texas) Platyceras sp. (43468 43471 43556 121456)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Peru (Ayacucho) Orthonychia pajerensis (41366 41369 41371)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Laos Platyceras gracile (233571)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Peru (Apurimac) Orthonychia parva (41334 41360)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Orthonychia korotkovae (220898)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (New Mexico) Platyceras sp. (101771)
Pavlovoposadian287.6 - 276.8Russian Federation (Moscow) Platyceras egorovi (154864)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Orthonychia bowsheri (81724 81848 81860) Orthonychia bowsheri, Platyceras sp. (81633) Platyceras bowsheri (43497 75882 121457) Platyceras sp. (81592 81638 110512 150669) Platyceras sp. 1 (43498)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) Orthonychia bowsheri (81645 81693) Platyceras bowsheri (43548 43551 43553 101767 101774) Platyceras sp. (121453) Platyceras sp. 2, Platyceras sp. (43512)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Thailand (Kanchanaburi) Platyceratidae indet. (40854)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Mexico (Sonora) Orthonychia sp. A (40831)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) Platyceras bowsheri (43550 101864)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Cambodia Orthonychia gracilis (107276 107277) Orthonychia wanneri (107273)