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Plectorthidae

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Plectorthidae Schuchert and Le Vene
1933Plectorthidae Phleger, Jr. p. 9
1953Plectorthidae Alikhova
1956Plectorthidae Oraspold
1959Plectorthidae Oraspold
1961Plectorthidae Rubel
1964Plectorthidae Neuman
1964Plectorthidae Rõõmusoks
1964Plectorthidae Wright
1970Plectorthidae Macomber
1974Plectorthidae Bassett and Cocks
1977Plectorthidae Mitchell
1982Plectorthidae Owen and Harper
1988Plectorthidae Howe p. 213
1990Plectorthidae Potter
1997Plectorthidae Jin and Chatterton
2000Plectorthidae Popov et al.
2000Plectorthidae Williams et al. p. 757
2003Plectorthidae Benedetto

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
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
familyPlectorthidaeSchuchert and Le Vene 1929

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. †Plectorthidae Schuchert and Le Vene 1929
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Invalid names: Apollonorthis lusitanica Mitchell 1974 [synonym]
G. †Ashinaorthis Popov and Cocks 2014
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†Ashinaorthis recta Klenina 1984
G. †Atlantida
G. †Desmorthis Ulrich and Cooper 1936
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†Desmorthis bifurcata Benedetto 2003
†Desmorthis crassus Ross 1970
†Desmorthis nevadensis Ulrich and Cooper 1936
†Desmorthis planus Ross and Barnes 1967
†Desmorthis segnis Havlicek and Branisa 1980
G. †Doleroides Cooper 1930
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†Doleroides germanus Steele and Sinclair 1971
†Doleroides gibbosa Billings 1857
†Doleroides mixticius Percival 1991
†Doleroides panna Andreeva 1955
†Doleroides tennesseensis Cooper 1956
†Doleroides winchelli Cooper 1956
G. †Hebertella Hall and Clarke 1892
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Subg. †Hebertella (Schizonema) Foerste 1909
†Hebertella alveata Foerste 1909
†Hebertella bursa Raymond 1928
†Hebertella dinorthoides Laurie 1991
†Hebertella estonica Rõõmusoks 1964
†Hebertella maria Billings 1862
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Invalid names: Hebertella latasulcata Foerste 1914 [synonym]
†Hebertella parksensis Foerste 1909
†Hebertella richmondensis Foerste 1909
†Hebertella sinuata Hall 1847
†Hebertella subjugata Hall 1847
G. †Irhirea
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†Irhirea gigantea Termier and Termier 1950
G. †Lipanorthis Benedetto and Carrasco 2002
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†Lipanorthis andinus Benedetto and Carrasco 2002
†Lipanorthis santalaurae Benedetto and Carrasco 2002
G. †Mimella Cooper 1930
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†Mimella borealis Billings 1859
†Mimella globosa Willard 1928
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Invalid names: Mimella superba Butts 1942 [synonym]
†Mimella globularis Cooper 1956
†Mimella imperator Billings 1859
†Mimella nucleoidea Cooper 1956
†Mimella vulgaris Raymond 1911
†Mimella zhejiangensis Liang 1983
Invalid names: Sonculina [synonym]
G. †Nanorthis Ulrich and Cooper 1936
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†Nanorthis carinata Laurie 1980
†Nanorthis hamburgensis Walcott 1884
†Nanorthis purmamarcaensis Benedetto and Carrasco 2002
†Nanorthis putilla Walcott 1924
Invalid names: Evenkinorthis [synonym]
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†Oligorthis arbucklensis Ulrich and Cooper 1936
Subfm. †Orthostrophiinae Schuchert and Cooper 1931
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G. †Giraldibella Havlícek 1977
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†Giraldibella bella Bergström 1968
†Giraldibella hyskovensis Havlícek 1977
G. †Paterorthis Havlicek 1971
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†Paterorthis paterina Havlíček 1971
Subfm. †Plectorthinae Schuchert and Le Vene 1929
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G. †Kujanorthis Nikitina et al. 2006
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†Kujanorthis anderkensis Nikitina et al. 2006
G. †Plectorthis Hall and Clarke 1892
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†Orthis (Plectorthis) retroflexa de Verneuil 1830
†Plectorthis altaicus Severgina 1967
†Plectorthis australis Cooper 1956
†Plectorthis burultasica Popov et al. 2002
†Plectorthis cliefdenensis Percival 1991
†Plectorthis exfoliata Raymond 1905
†Plectorthis licta Popov and Cocks 2006
†Plectorthis magna Cooper and Kindle 1936
†Plectorthis mazourkaensis Phleger, Jr. 1933
†Plectorthis obesa Cooper 1956
†Plectorthis patula Phleger, Jr. 1933
†Plectorthis ponderosa Cooper 1956
†Plectorthis punctata Cooper 1956
†Plectorthis scotica McCoy 1852
G. †Schizophorella Reed 1917
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†Schizophorella fallax Salter 1846
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†Severginella altaica Severgina 1960
Invalid names: Platystrophiinae Schuchert 1929 [empty], Platystrophinae Schuchert and Le Vene 1929 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Based on component genera; 3 of 3 genera share 10 to < 100 width, inconsistent length.f
Created: 2009-06-11 19:59:52
Modified: 2009-06-11 21:59:52
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Tremadoc to the top of the Homerian or 486.50000 to 427.40000 Ma

Collections (1418 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Furongian497.0 - 485.4Canada (Alberta) Apheoorthis sp. (229379)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Nanorthis hamburgensis (203836)
Batyrbaian - Tremadocian491.5 - 477.7Russian Federation (Siberia) Nanorthis shoriensis (205624)
Skullrockian487.5 - 482.3Canada (British Columbia) Eoorthis putillus (233705)
Ibexian487.5 - 470.0USA (Nevada) Nanorthis hamburgensis (222067) Nanorthis sp. (104344)
Ibexian487.5 - 470.0Canada (Alberta) Apheoorthis sp. (229378)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Sweden Nanorthis sp. (3107 3110)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Sichuan) Nanorthis sp. (5422 7673)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (AnHui) Oligorthis sp. (7831)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Czech Republic Nanorthis bavarica (210165) Nanorthis sp. (3781)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarne) Giraldiella bella (73455)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Myanmar (Northern Shan) Giraldibella sp. (202727)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4United Kingdom (Wales) Plectorthis sp. (8383 8387)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Russian Federation Giraldiella bella (152989)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8China (ZheJiang) Plectorthis sp., Plectorthidae indet. (151946)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Illinois) Hebertella sp. (13853)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Czech Republic Giraldibella hyskovensis (14085 14087)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Czech Republic Giraldibella cognata (14051)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Czech Republic Giraldibella sp. (14091)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Czech Republic Giraldibella cognata (14077 14103)