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Anomalorthidae

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Anomalorthidae

Taxonomy
Anomalorthidae was named by Ulrich and Cooper (1936).

It was assigned to Orthoidea by Williams et al. (2000) and Hansen and Holmer (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Anomalorthidae Ulrich and Cooper
2000Anomalorthidae Williams et al. p. 728
2011Anomalorthidae Hansen and Holmer

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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
superfamilyOrthoideaWoodward 1852
familyAnomalorthidaeUlrich and Cooper 1936
familyAnomalorthidaeUlrich and Cooper 1936

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. †Anomalorthidae Ulrich and Cooper 1936
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G. †Alimbella Andreeva 1960
G. †Anomalorthis Ulrich and Cooper 1936
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†Anomalorthis lonensis Walcott 1884
†Anomalorthis nevadensis Ulrich and Cooper 1938
†Anomalorthis oklahomensis Ulrich and Cooper 1938
†Anomalorthis resoi Ross 1970
†Anomalorthis rossi Hansen and Holmer 2011
†Anomalorthis utahensis Ulrich and Cooper 1936
G. †Medessia
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 Arenigian to the top of the Arenig or 478.60000 to 466.00000 Ma

Collections (114 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ibexian487.5 - 470.0USA (Nevada) Anomalorthis lonensis (104437 104440 104441) Anomalorthis oklahomensis (104308) Anomalorthis sp. (104312 104436)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina Astraborthis quebradensis (66187)
Early/Lower Ordovician - Middle Ordovician485.4 - 458.4USA (California) Anomalorthis sp. (226294)
Ordovician485.4 - 443.8USA (California) Anomalorthis sp. (299)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (QingHai) Anomalorthis sp. (8684)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0United Kingdom (Shropshire) Astraborthis uniplicata (43927)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0United Kingdom (England) Astraborthis sp. (3684)
Arenigian - Llanvirn478.6 - 458.4Canada (Northwest Territories) Anomalorthis juabensis (25283)
Billingen474.8 - 471.1Kazakhstan Alimbella armata, Medessia uralica (165642 165643 165644)
Fennian470.7 - 468.0USA (Nevada) Anomalorthis fascicostellatus (80075) Anomalorthis sp. (80076)
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (Utah) Anomalorthis lambda, Anomalorthis oklahomensis (104061) Anomalorthis sp. (103787)
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (California) Anomalorthis sp. (104305)
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (Idaho) Anomalorthis sp. (103788)
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (Nevada) Anomalorthis lonensis, Anomalorthis resoi (104399) Anomalorthis nevadensis, Anomalorthis lonensis (104397) Anomalorthis sp. (80067 80068 104287 104429 104565) Anomalorthis utahensis, Anomalorthis lonensis (104400)
Dapingian470.0 - 467.3USA (Utah) Anomalorthis sp. (104193 104195 104205 104210 104235 104258) Anomalorthis utahensis (104198 104199 104201 104204 104218 104220 104230 104232 104238 104240)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Utah) Anomalorthis sp. (103910)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (California) Anomalorthis sp. (226695)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Anomalorthis fascicostellatus (80073 104387 104418) Anomalorthis fascicostellatus, Anomalorthis nevadensis, Anomalorthis lonensis (104469) Anomalorthis lonensis (104280 104384 104398 104468) Anomalorthis nevadensis (300 88946 104373 104376 104379 104380 104412) Anomalorthis nevadensis, Anomalorthis lonensis (104360 104420 104423 104424 104470 104529) Anomalorthis nevadensis, Anomalorthis oklahomensis (104292 104410) Anomalorthis nevadensis, Anomalorthis resoi (13605) Anomalorthis oklahomensis (104302 104381 104391 104415 105565 105567 105568) Anomalorthis sp. (80071 80081 104293 104359 104369 104370 104374 104375 104378 104396 104438 104451 104466 104471 104472 104523) Anomalorthis sp., Anomalorthis nevadensis (104392) Anomalorthis utahensis (104528) Anomalorthis utahensis, Anomalorthis nevadensis (104467)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Oklahoma) Anomalorthis oklahomensis (174595)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Utah) Anomalorthis sp. (298 103829 103908 103911 104244 104253 105783) Anomalorthis utahensis (104064 104256)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4USA (Nevada) Anomalorthis sp. (296 226922 226923)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Norway (Spitsbergen) Anomalorthis rossi (189865 189870 189881)