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Orthotetellidae

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Orthotetellidae

Taxonomy
Orthotetellidae was named by Cooper and Grant (1974). Its type is Orthotetella.

It was assigned to Orthotetoidea by Williams et al. (2000).

Subtaxa
Hypopsia, Orthotetella (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Orthotetellidae Cooper and Grant p. 285
2000Orthotetellidae Williams et al. p. 654

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderOrthotetidaWaagen 1884
superfamilyOrthotetoidea
familyOrthotetellidae
familyOrthotetellidae

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. †Orthotetellidae Cooper and Grant 1974
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G. †Hypopsia Cooper and Grant 1974
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†Hypopsia versuta Cooper and Grant 1974
G. †Orthotetella King 1931
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 05:25:57
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:25:57
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Gzhelian to the top of the Kungurian or 303.70000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Orthotetella wolfcampensis (43483 43489 43523 105974 149720 149854 149855 150111 150114)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Texas) Hypopsia versuta, Orthotetella wolfcampensis (43468) Orthotetella wolfcampensis (43469 43474 43479 43480 43481 75952 108402 121456 149719 149722 149856 150139)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Texas) Orthotetella wolfcampensis (150141)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Texas) Orthotetella wolfcampensis (150140 150142)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 272.3USA (Texas) Orthotetella wolfcampensis (113201)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Orthotetella wolfcampensis (75864 75865 81726)