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Orthotichia avushensis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae

Taxonomy
Orthotichia avushensis was named by Sokolskaja (1965). Its type specimen is PIN 2072/55 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Ogbin 2, Gnishik Fm, Dzhagra River, which is in a Wordian marine horizon in the Gnishik Formation of Armenia.

It was recombined as Acosarina avushensis by Kotlyar (1989).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. dorsistrigis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Orthotichia avushensis Ruzhentsev and Sarycheva
1965Orthotichia avushensis Sokolskaja p. 199 figs. Pl 29, fig 3; text-fig 23
1973Orthotichia avushensis Grunt and Dmitriev p. 74 figs. Pl 1, figs 1,2; text-fig 8
1989Acosarina avushensis Kotlyar
2002Orthotichia avushensis Grunt and Novikova figs. Pl 1, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyEnteletoideaWaagen 1884
familySchizophoriidaeSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
genusOrthotichiaHall and Clarke 1892
speciesavushensis

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.

†Orthotichia avushensis Sokolskaja 1965
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height811.78.0015.711.52.83

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 Roadian to the top of the Changhsingian or 272.30000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Ukraine Orthotichia avushensis (102500)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Azerbaijan Acosarina avushensis (94931 110884) Orthotichia avushensis (82115 113610)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Armenia Acosarina avushensis (97393 110798 110806) Orthotichia avushensis (type locality: 113725)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Iran Orthotichia avushensis (112909 112944)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Pakistan Orthotichia avushensis (50724 50770 50773 50774)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Armenia Acosarina avushensis (110813) Orthotichia avushensis (88708)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Iran Orthotichia avushensis (118227)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Azerbaijan Orthotichia avushensis (82262)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Tajikistan Orthotichia avushensis (109467 109477)