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Orthotetes guppyi

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Orthotetidae

Taxonomy
Permorthotetes guppyi was named by Thomas (1958). Its type specimen is CPC 1503, a valve (Ventral valve), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Orthotetes guppyi by Zhang and Jin (1976).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Permorthotetes guppyi Thomas p. 96 figs. Pl 7, figs 1-3; pl 8, figs 1-4; pl 18, fig 2; pl 21, figs 1a-c,2a-g,3a-e; pl 22, figs 1a-c,2a-e,4
1976Orthotetes guppyi Zhang and Jin p. 160 figs. Pl 1, fig 3

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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
familyOrthotetidae
genusOrthotetes
speciesguppyi()

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.

Orthotetes guppyi Thomas 1958
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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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Roadian or 290.10000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Australia (Western Australia) Permorthotetes guppyi (84721 84725 84851 84862)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Australia (Western Australia) Permorthotetes guppyi (84727 84728 84729 84853 85328)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Australia (Western Australia) Permorthotetes guppyi (84603 84604)