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Desmorthis
Taxonomy
Desmorthis was named by Ulrich and Cooper (1936) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u O Llvi-u Sepkoski's reference number: 5]. Its type is Desmorthis nevadensis.
It was assigned to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Plectorthidae by Ulrich and Cooper (1936), Williams et al. (2000) and Benedetto (2003).
It was assigned to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Plectorthidae by Ulrich and Cooper (1936), Williams et al. (2000) and Benedetto (2003).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1936 | Desmorthis Ulrich and Cooper p. 624 |
| 2000 | Desmorthis Williams et al. p. 759 |
| 2002 | Desmorthis Sepkoski |
| 2003 | Desmorthis Benedetto |
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G. †Desmorthis Ulrich and Cooper 1936
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†Desmorthis bifurcata Benedetto 2003
†Desmorthis crassus Ross 1970
†Desmorthis nevadensis Ulrich and Cooper 1936
†Desmorthis planus Ross and Barnes 1967
†Desmorthis segnis Havlicek and Branisa 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available