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Orthidiellidae

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidiellidae

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

It was assigned to Orthacea by Rubel (1961) and Wright (1964); and to Orthoidea by Williams et al. (2000) and Hansen and Holmer (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Orthidiellidae Ulrich and Cooper
1961Orthidiellidae Rubel
1964Orthidiellidae Wright
2000Orthidiellidae Williams et al. p. 745
2011Orthidiellidae 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
familyOrthidiellidaeUlrich and Cooper 1936
familyOrthidiellidaeUlrich 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. †Orthidiellidae Ulrich and Cooper 1936
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G. †Eostrophomena Walcott 1905
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†Eostrophomena elegantula Walcott 1905
G. †Orthidiella Ulrich and Cooper 1936
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†Orthidiella carinata Ulrich and Cooper 1938
†Orthidiella costellata Cooper 1956
†Orthidiella extensa Ulrich and Cooper 1938
†Orthidiella longwelli Ulrich and Cooper 1938
G. †Orthidium Hall and Clarke 1892
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†Orthidium barnesi Ross 1970
†Orthidium bellulum Ulrich and Cooper 1938
†Orthidium gemmiculum Billings 1865
†Orthidium lamellosa Raymond 1905
†Orthidium lamellosum Raymond 1905
†Orthidium prominens Benedetto et al. 2003
G. †Portranella Wright 1964
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†Portranella exornata Sharpe 1853
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†Trematorthis karasaiensis Nikitina et al. 2006
†Trematorthis tenuis Cooper 1956
G. †Tuvinia Andreeva 1982
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†Tuvinia alakulica Nikitina et al. 2006
†Tuvinia fasciculata Nikitina et al. 2006
†Tuvinia radiata Andreeva 1982
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Based on component genera; 2 of 2 genera share 1 to < 10 length, 2 of 2 share 1 to < 10 width.f
Created: 2009-06-11 19:56:58
Modified: 2009-06-11 21:56:58
Source: f = family, 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 Arenigian to the top of the Hirnantian or 478.60000 to 443.40000 Ma

Collections (122 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina (San Juan) Orthidium prominens (66889 66891)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Sweden Eostrophomena elegantula (3107) Eostrophomena sp. (3108)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina Orthidium prominens (66890)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Orthidium sp. (75589)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (Tennessee) Orthidium gemmiculum (210750)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Argentina (San Juan) Orthidium sp. (8743)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Argentina Orthidium sp. (8721 8744)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (Guizhou) Trematorthis sp. (5252 5266)
Arenigian - Llanvirn478.6 - 458.4Canada (Northwest Territories) Orthidiella sp., Orthidiella extensa (25283)
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0USA (Utah) Trematorthis sp. (105780)
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0USA (Nevada) Orthidiella sp. (104353)
Billingen474.8 - 471.1Russian Federation (Ingria) Orthidium sp. (191663)
Billingen474.8 - 471.1Estonia Orthidium sp. (62342)
Billingen474.8 - 471.1Russian Federation Orthidium sp. (198709)
Volkhov471.1 - 469.2Estonia (Ida-Virumaa) Orthidiella sp. (191504)
Fennian470.7 - 468.0USA (Nevada) Orthidiella longwelli (80075) Orthidiella sp. (80076)
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (California) Orthidiella sp. (104305 104638)
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (Nevada) Orthidiella carinata (104425) Orthidiella longwelli, Orthidiella carinata, Orthidiella extensa, Trematorthis tenuis, Orthidiella costellata (104286) Orthidiella longwelli, Orthidiella costellata (80077 104427) Orthidiella sp. (77183 80067 80068 104287 104289 104290 104426 104429) Orthidiella sp., Orthidiella longwelli, Orthidiella extensa (104428) Orthidiella sp., Orthidium bellulum (104448 104634)
Castlemainian - Yapeenian470.0 - 467.3Ireland Orthidium gemmiculum (153922)
Dapingian470.0 - 467.3USA (California) Orthidiella sp. (104639)
Dapingian470.0 - 467.3Norway (Spitsbergen) Orthidiella longwelli (189842 189845 189849)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (New York) Orthidium lamellosa, Orthidium lamellosum (172144 172180 172184) Orthidium lamellosum (171798 172221 172234 172239 172248 172307 172312 172317 172320 172346)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Vermont) Orthidium lamellosum (171715)
Rangerian - Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (California) Orthidiella extensa (104640) Orthidiella sp. (104641)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Orthidiella indet. (14229) Orthidiella longwelli (80078 104280) Orthidiella sp. (80055 80065 80069 80070 80071 80073 80081 104285) Orthidiella sp., Orthidium fimbriatum (80054) Orthidiella sp., Orthidium sp. (80058) Orthidiella sp., Orthidium sp., Trematorthis sp., Orthidium bellulum (14232) Orthidium sp. (104451)
Abereiddian468.0 - 461.1Kazakhstan Tuvinia alakulica (165539 165543) Tuvinia alakulica, Trematorthis karasaiensis (165483 165485) Tuvinia fasciculata (165486 165487 165544 165547) Tuvinia spp. (165482)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Argentina Orthidium sp. (8747 8748)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4China (GanSu) Orthidiella sp. (8554)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Norway (Spitsbergen) Orthidiella longwelli (189855 189884 189885)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Russian Federation (Siberia) Orthidium fimbriatum (206166)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4USA (Nevada) Orthidiella longwelli (296 226922 226923 226924)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Russian Federation (Tyva) Tuvinia radiata (186000 186001 186002 186004)
Berounian457.9 - 449.8France (Finistere) Portranella sp. (20869)
Berounian457.9 - 449.8Spain (Caceres and Cuidad Real) Portranella sp. (21047)
Berounian457.9 - 449.8Spain (Cuidad Real) Portranella sp. (21100)
Bohdalec457.5 - 445.2Spain (Cuidad Real) Portranella exornata (166717)
Onnian - Cautleyan453.0 - 448.8Belgium Portranella akymatata (185313 185314 185318)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Portranella exornata (166748)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2Portugal Orthis exornata (166718) Portranella exornata (20956)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8Ireland (Leinster) Portranella angulocostellata (89130)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8Belgium Portranella akymatata (185312)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Portranella sp. (8291)
Cautleyan - Hirnantian449.2 - 443.4China (GanSu) Orthidiella sp. (8569)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (England) Portranella sp. (3667)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Portranella sp. (8293)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Belgium Portranella akymatata (185306 185307 185308 185309 185310 185315 185316)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4United Kingdom (Wales) Portranella sp. (8387)