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Apheoorthis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Eoorthidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Apheoorthis Ulrich and Cooper
1961Apheoorthis Rubel
2000Apheoorthis Williams et al. p. 766
2002Apheoorthis Sepkoski
2011Apheoorthis 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
superfamilyPlectorthoideaSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
familyEoorthidaeWalcott 1908
genusApheoorthisUlrich 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.

G. †Apheoorthis Ulrich and Cooper 1936
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Apheoorthis lineocostis Walcott 1924
Apheoorthis melita Hall and Whitfield 1877
Apheoorthis ocha Walcott 1924
Apheoorthis samensis Kobayashi 1937
Apheoorthis submelita Yadrenkina 1967
Apheoorthis suecica Tjernvik 1956
Apheoorthis vicina Walcott 1924
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Epifaunal, pedically attached (McKerrow, 1979). BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al (2002).g
Created: 2009-04-11 12:43:58
Modified: 2009-06-04 09:46:47
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Trempealeauan to the top of the Aluoja or 492.50000 to 458.00000 Ma

Collections (66 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cambrian538.8 - 485.4USA (Montana) A. sp. (258)
Aksaian492.8 - 491.5Kazakhstan A. sp. (118386 118390)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4USA (Texas) A. ornata (215999 216008)
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4USA (Utah) A. oklahomensis, A. ornata (219671)
Skullrockian487.5 - 482.3USA (Utah) A. melita (104161)
Ibexian487.5 - 470.0USA (Nevada) A. melita (222067)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Russian Federation (Siberia) A. sp. (9288 9291)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Guizhou) A. sp. (5275 5278 5279 5283)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina A. samensis (74343)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Bolivia (Tarija) A. samensis (210709)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7USA (Utah) A. sp. (276)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (AnHui) A. sp. (7831)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Bolivia (Avilés) A. samensis (8781)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Russian Federation (Gorny Altai) A. vicina (186011 186012)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (JiangSu) A. sp. (7921)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7USA (Montana) A. sp. (270)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7USA (Vermont) A. sp. (277)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Colombia A. sp. (8864)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Sichuan) A. sp. (5417 5421)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Bolivia (Méndez) A. samensis (167316 167373)
Mansian485.4 - 485.0Russian Federation (Siberia) A. sp. (9287 9289)
Mansian485.4 - 485.0Russian Federation (Krasnoyar) A. khantaiskiensis (131102)
Demingian485.4 - 478.6USA (North Dakota) A. ocha (69036 69041)
Demingian485.4 - 478.6USA (Montana) A. ocha (69026 69027)
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7USA (Montana) A. ocha (210717) A. vicina (210719)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7USA (Utah) A. melita (219669)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Russian Federation (Siberia) A. vicina (205623)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Russian Federation (Krasnoyar) A. melita (131107) A. submelita (131138) A. submelita, A. melita (131414)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Canada (Alberta) Eoorthis vicina (210715) Orthida indet. (229374)
Early/Lower Ordovician485.4 - 470.0USA (Alaska) A. sp. (101841 101847)
Tremadocian - Floian485.4 - 470.0Sweden A. sp. (3195) A. sp., A. suecica (3194)
Lancefieldian484.3 - 474.9Australia (Tasmania) A. humboldtensis (165771 186097) A. sp. (2671)
Tulean - Blackhillsian480.8 - 470.0Norway (Spitsbergen) A. sp. (189942 189943)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (Guizhou) A. sp. (5273)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (Sichuan) A. sp. (5419)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Sweden A. sp. (3196 3198 3199 3246 3248)
Bendigonian474.9 - 473.1Australia (Tasmania) A. humboldtensis (210901)
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0USA (Nevada) A. sp. (104632)
Billingen474.8 - 471.1Sweden A. suecica (198234)
Castlemainian - Yapeenian470.0 - 467.3Ireland A. sp. (153922)
Aluoja466.0 - 458.0Estonia A. sp. (191473)