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Eoorthis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Eoorthidae

Taxonomy
Eoorthis was named by Walcott (1908) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Dres-u O Trem Sepkoski's reference number: 1,16,538]. Its type is Orthis remnicha. It is the type genus of Eoorthidae.

It was assigned to Billingsellidae by Henningsmoen (1958); to Eoorthidae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Eoorthis Walcott p. 102
1958Eoorthis Henningsmoen
2000Eoorthis Williams et al. p. 766
2002Eoorthis Sepkoski

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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
genusEoorthis

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. †Eoorthis Walcott 1908
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Eoorthis indianola Walcott 1905
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Invalid names: Eoorthis laeviusculus Walcott 1905 [synonym], Eoorthis wichitaensis Walcott 1905 [synonym]
Eoorthis newberryi Walcott 1908
Eoorthis remnicha Winchell 1886
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Invalid names: Eoorthis texana Walcott 1912 [synonym]
Eoorthis sabus Walcott 1924
Eoorthis thyone Walcott 1908
Eoorthis zeno Walcott 1908
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al (2002).g
Created: 2009-06-04 07:44:34
Modified: 2009-06-04 09:44:34
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Maduan to the top of the Darriwilian or 497.00000 to 458.40000 Ma

Collections (42 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cambrian538.8 - 485.4Norway (Eiker) E. sp. (194125 194126)
Maduan497.0 - 495.0Russian Federation (Krasnoyar) E. minima (131070)
Dresbachian497.0 - 485.4USA (Montana) E. sp. (236)
Franconian497.0 - 485.4USA (Montana) E. remnicha (246 249)
Franconian497.0 - 485.4USA (Pennsylvania) E. indianola (156649)
Franconian497.0 - 485.4USA (Oklahoma) E. remnicha (221073) E. remnicha, E. indianola (221070 221071)
Franconian497.0 - 485.4USA (South Dakota) E. indianola (9712 9715 9727) E. remnicha, E. indianola (9733) E. sp. (266)
Franconian497.0 - 485.4USA (Wyoming) E. remnicha (9043 9044) E. sp. (8951 8953)
Franconian - Trempealeauan497.0 - 485.4Australia (Queensland) E. sp. (198276)
Furongian497.0 - 485.4USA (Utah) E. sp. (156358)
Furongian497.0 - 485.4Norway (Oslo-Asker) E. sp. (194124)
Yurakian495.0 - 485.4Russian Federation (Krasnoyar) E. remnicha (131097)
Iverian494.0 - 489.5Russian Federation (Novaya Zemlya) E. sabus (222974)
Skullrockian487.5 - 482.3Greenland E. sp. (122109)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Hunan and Hubei) E. sp. (7720)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (ShanXi) E. sp. (8000)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina E. sp. (8867 8902 8903 9008 9010)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Czech Republic E. ruzickai (192830)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (HeBei) E. sp. (7958)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (JiLin) E. sp. (21143)
Mansian485.4 - 485.0Russian Federation (Siberia) E. sp. (9287)
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7South Korea E. sp. (215847 215848 215850 215851)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4China (Shaanxi) E. sp. (8536)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Canada (Quebec) E. bayfieldi (186612)