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Nanorthidae

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Nanorthidae

Taxonomy
Nanorthidae was named by Havlicek (1977). Its type is Nanorthis.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Orthoidea by Williams et al. (2007).

It was assigned to Orthoidea by Williams et al. (2000); to Orthida by Benedetto (2007); and to Plectorthoidea by Benedetto and Muñoz (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Nanorthidae Havlicek
2000Nanorthidae Williams et al. p. 742
2007Nanorthidae Benedetto p. 273
2017Nanorthidae Benedetto and Muñoz pp. 48 - 49

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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
familyNanorthidaeHavlicek 1977
familyNanorthidaeHavlicek 1977

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. †Nanorthidae Havlicek 1977
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G. †Gondwanorthis Benedetto and Muñoz 2017
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Gondwanorthis bastamensis Ghobadi Pour et al. 2011
Gondwanorthis calderensis Benedetto 2007
G. †Lampazarorthis Benedetto and Muñoz 2017
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Lampazarorthis bifurcata Harrington 1937
Lampazarorthis brachymyaria Benedetto and Carrasco 2002
G. †Notorthisina Havlicek and Branisa 1980
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Notorthisina musculosa Villas et al. 2009
Notorthisina notoconcha Havlicek and Branisa 1980
G. †Shoshonorthis Jaanusson and Bassett 1993
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Shoshonorthis ovata Pander 1830
Shoshonorthis perplexus Ross and Barnes 1967
Shoshonorthis swanensis Ulrich and Cooper 1938
Shoshonorthis tifletensis Havlicek 1971
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:11:06
Modified: 2009-04-11 14:18:14
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Tremadoc to the top of the Dapingian or 486.50000 to 467.30000 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ibexian487.5 - 470.0USA (Nevada) Orthambonites swanensis (104308)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Bolivia (Méndez) Notorthisina notoconcha (8774)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina (Jujuy) Nanorthis calderensis (74348 193004)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Iran Nanorthis bastamensis (185918 185921 185923 185924 185925)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina Nanorthis brachymyaria (66187 159270 159271) Nanorthis calderensis (8867 9091 159267)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina (Salta) Nanorthis bifurcata, Notorthisina musculosa (185919) Nanorthis calderensis (74346 74347)
Dapingian470.0 - 467.3USA (Utah) Orthambonites michaelis (104215 104218 104220) Orthis michaelis (104203 104204 104209 104232 104237 104239 104240 104258 104259)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Utah) Orthambonites michaelis (104244) Orthambonites swanensis, Orthambonites michaelis (104064) Orthis michaelis (104241 197008 197019)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Orthambonites perplexus (104298) Orthambonites swanensis (104295 104296 104297 104376) Plectorthis perplexus (423 104381 104390)