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Orthodesma
Taxonomy
Orthodesma was named by Hall and Whitfield (1875) [Sepkoski's age data: O Ashg-m Sepkoski's reference number: 1046]. Its type is Orthodesma rectum.
It was synonymized subjectively with Modiolopsis by Cox et al. (1969).
It was assigned to Modiomorphidae by Vokes (1980); and to Mytiloida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was synonymized subjectively with Modiolopsis by Cox et al. (1969).
It was assigned to Modiomorphidae by Vokes (1980); and to Mytiloida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
O. approximatum, O. canaliculatum, O. nasutum, O. postplicatum, O. prolatum, O. pulaskiense, O. rectum (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
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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.
G. †Orthodesma Hall and Whitfield 1875
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†Orthodesma approximatum Foerste 1914
†Orthodesma canaliculatum Ulrich 1894
†Orthodesma canaliculatum consimilis Foerste 1924
†Orthodesma nasutum Hall 1847
†Orthodesma postplicatum Foerste 1914
†Orthodesma prolatum Foerste 1914
†Orthodesma pulaskiense Foerste 1914
†Orthodesma rectum Whitfield 1875
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available