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Orthotetacea (disused)
Taxonomy
Orthotetacea was named by Waagen (1884) [Nom. transl. Williams, 1953(p 9) from Orthotetinae Waagen, 1884].
It was corrected as Orthotetoidea by Williams et al. (2000), Shen et al. (2000), Musteikis and Cocks (2004).
It was assigned to Strophomenoidea by Boucot and Johnson (1964); to Strophomenida by Shen et al. (2000); to Orthotetidina by Williams et al. (2000); and to Orthotetida by Musteikis and Cocks (2004).
It was corrected as Orthotetoidea by Williams et al. (2000), Shen et al. (2000), Musteikis and Cocks (2004).
It was assigned to Strophomenoidea by Boucot and Johnson (1964); to Strophomenida by Shen et al. (2000); to Orthotetidina by Williams et al. (2000); and to Orthotetida by Musteikis and Cocks (2004).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1884 | Orthotetacea Waagen p. 576 |
| 1964 | Orthotetacea Boucot and Johnson p. 6 |
| 2000 | Orthotetoidea Shen et al. p. 733 |
| 2000 | Orthotetoidea Williams et al. |
| 2004 | Orthotetoidea Musteikis and Cocks |
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Superfm. †Orthotetacea Waagen 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Pridoli to the top of the Early/Lower Lochkovian or 422.70000 to 416.80000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pridoli | USA (Nevada) | Orthotetacea indet. (180845) | |
| Pridoli | USA (Indiana) | Orthotetacea indet. (24881) | |
| Early/Lower Lochkovian | USA (Nevada) | Orthotetacea indet. (240739 240747 240750 240816) |