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Orthothetina curvata

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae

Taxonomy
Orthothetina curvata was named by Ustritsky (1960).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Orthothetina curvata Ustritsky p. 16 figs. Pl 1, figs 6-11
1985Orthothetina curvata Jin and Fang figs. Pl 1, figs 24-31
2006Orthothetina curvata Chen and Shi p. 9 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-23; pl 2, figs 1-12; pl 3, figs 1-8; text-figs 2-4
2014Orthothetina curvata Tazawa and Shintani p. 26 figs. 4.1, 4.2, 5.1
2015Orthothetina curvata Tazawa and Nakamura p. 168 figs. 7.14-7.18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderOrthotetidaWaagen 1884
superfamilyOrthotetoidea
familyMeekellidae
subfamilyMeekellinae
genusOrthothetinaSchellwien 1900
speciescurvataUstritsky 1960

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.

†Orthothetina curvata Ustritsky 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height213.011.215.113.12.76
valve height1215.59.2025.015.44.52

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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Kasimovian to the top of the Kungurian or 307.00000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kasimovian - Gzhelian307.0 - 298.9China (Xinjiang) Orthothetina curvata (50241)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Japan Orthothetina curvata (129063 157799)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3China (Yunnan) Orthothetina curvata (132456)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3China (Xinjiang) Orthothetina curvata (62815 62817 62818 62819 62821 62828)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Japan Orthothetina sp. B, Meekella mexicana (114091)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3China (Xinjiang) Orthothetina curvata (62754)