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Orthonychia baldwini

Gastropoda - Cyrtoneritida - Orthonychiidae

Taxonomy
Platyceras (Orthonychia) baldwini was named by Rohr et al. (1981) [Platyceras (Orthonychia) baldwini Rohr, Boucot & Perry 1981]. Its type specimen is GSC, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Orthonychia baldwini by Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. bohemica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Platyceras (Orthonychia) baldwini Rohr et al. p. 337 figs. pl. 2 f. 17-19
2023Orthonychia baldwini Wagner p. 5345

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

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.

†Orthonychia baldwini Rohr et al. 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: "calcite"g
Composition 2: aragoniteg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-04 11:04:31
Modified: 2010-02-04 13:04:31
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Ohern and Maynard 1913, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Sheinwoodian or 433.40000 to 430.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Canada (Nunavut) Platyceras baldwini (26009)