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Hebertella occidentalis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae

Taxonomy
Orthis occidentalis was named by Hall (1847).

It was recombined as Hebertella occidentalis by Hall and Clarke (1892), Foerste (1924), Jin and Zhan (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Hebertella occidentalis Hall and Clarke
1914Hebertella latasulcata Foerste p. 131 figs. pl. 3, figs 7a,b
1924Hebertella occidentalis Foerste
2008Hebertella occidentalis Jin and Zhan pp. 25, 28

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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
genusHebertellaHall and Clarke 1892
speciesoccidentalis(Hall 1847)

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.

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Invalid names: Hebertella latasulcata Foerste 1914 [synonym]
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 13:46:11
Modified: 2009-06-02 15:46:11
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Chatfieldian to the top of the Richmondian or 453.80000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (449 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Ohio) Hebertella occidentalis (64422 64423)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Georgia) Hebertella occidentalis (32547 32552 32553 32554 32557 32558 32559 32560 32561 32562 32563 32570 32571 32574 32576 32577)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Kentucky) Hebertella occidentalis (64404 64418 64419 64420)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (Kentucky) Hebertella occidentalis (75163 75461 76122 76124 76126 76174 76175 76177 76181 76182 76187 76219 76220 76221 76223 76224 76226 76228 76232 76244 76251 76253 77541 77556 77566)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (Ohio) Hebertella occidentalis (75108 75111 75160 76240 77509 77540 77549 77563 77568 77571 77730 77758 77816 77817 77892 77970 78116 78146 78147 78150 78229 78360 78506 78507 78603 78606 78635 78701 78702 78805 78823 78824 78825 78826 78827 78889 78895)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (Indiana) Hebertella occidentalis (75110 75166 77493 77494 77497 77638 77641 77720 77965 78115 78118 78151 78152 78156 78388 78509 78601 78891)
Franklinian - Edenian457.3 - 450.2USA (Tennessee) Hebertella occidentalis (5370 5371)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Hebertella occidentalis (5369)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) Hebertella occidentalis (48762 48766 48783 48810 100234)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Kentucky) Hebertella occidentalis (48788 73021)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Ohio) Hebertella occidentalis (77766)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Hebertella occidentalis (26293)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Hebertella occidentalis (23282)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Hebertella occidentalis (23811)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Hebertella occidentalis (173084 173152 173182)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Hebertella occidentalis (64417 72668 72670 72671 72672 72673 72681 72682 72683 72684 72685 72697 72699 72700 72701 72702 72703 72704 72705 72706 72707 72721 72722 72723 72724 72725 72737 72745 72747 72748 72749 72750 72752 72753 72754 72772 72773 72788 72789 72790 72791 72792 72793 72794 72795 72796 72797 72798 72799 72800 72801 72802 72803 73024 73025 73026 73027 73028 73029 73030 73032 73034 73072 73074 73076 73077 73078 73079 73080 73081 73082 73083 73084 73085 73086 73103 73104 73105 73106 75162)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Michigan) Hebertella occidentalis (173235)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Ohio) Hebertella occidentalis (5394 64421 72814 72815 72817 72818 72819 72820 72823 72824 72825 72826 72829 72830 72831 72832 72889 72903 72906 72936 72968 72969 72973 72980 72994 73042 73044 73045 73046 73047)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Québec) Hebertella occidentalis (173121)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Hebertella occidentalis (23283)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) Hebertella occidentalis (76903 173012 173087 173092 173118 173131 173137 173142 173151 173178 173188 173197 173230)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Michigan) Hebertella occidentalis (26312 26313 26314 26315 26317)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Indiana) Hebertella occidentalis (399 72432 72434 72435 72436 72437 72438 72439 72440 72441 72443 72447 72449 72451 72455 72456 72457 72458 72459 72460 72461 72462 72463 72464 72465 72466 72467 72468 72495 72505 72506 72507 72508 72509 72510 72511 72512 72513 72514 72516 72517 72518 72519 72520 72521 72522 72523 72524 72525 72526 72527 72528 72530 72531 72532 72533 72534 72537 72538 72539 73087 73088 73089 73090 73091 73092 73093 73094 73095 73096 73097 73098 73099 73100 75107 76913 77718 77966 78893 78896)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Kentucky) Hebertella occidentalis (37833 72686 72689 72691 72692 72694 72720 72852 72853 72854 72855 72856 72857 72858 72860 72861 73049 73050 73051 73052 73053 73054 73055 73056 73057 73058 73060 73061 73062 73063 73064 73065 73066 73107 73108 73109 73112 73114 73116 73117 73118 73119)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Tennessee) Hebertella occidentalis (13496 192097 192104)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) Hebertella occidentalis (5326 72548 72549 72550 72551 72555 72563 72564 72566 72570 72571 72572 72573 72574 72576 72579 72581 72582 72584 72585 72586 72587 72588 72589 72590 72621 72624 72627 72628 72629 72630 72631 72632 72633 72634 72635 72636 72806 72863 72864 72865 72866 72867 72868 72869 72874 72880 72881 72882 72883 72884 72917 72919 72921 72943 72944 72945 72946 72947 72948 72949 72950 72951 72952 72953 73035 73120 73121 73125 75112 75114)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Québec) Hebertella occidentalis (173122)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Ontario) Hebertella occidentalis (26304)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Kentucky) Hebertella occidentalis (24034)