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Glyptoria

Rhynchonellata - Protorthida - Protorthidae

Taxonomy
Glyptoria was named by Cooper (1976) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Boto Sepkoski's reference number: 23]. Its type is Glyptoria glypta.

It was assigned to Protorthidae by Cooper (1976) and Williams et al. (2000); and to Orthida by Bengtson (1992) and Sepkoski (2002).

Species
G. glypta (type species), G. gulchensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Glyptoria Cooper p. 280
1992Glyptoria Bengtson p. 1030
2000Glyptoria Williams et al. p. 710
2002Glyptoria 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
orderProtorthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
superfamilyProtorthoideaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
familyProtorthidaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
genusGlyptoria

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. †Glyptoria Cooper 1976
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Glyptoria glypta Cooper 1976
Glyptoria gulchensis Popov and Tikhonov 1993
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: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: majorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2000).g
Created: 2009-06-11 08:58:51
Modified: 2009-06-11 10:58:51
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Lenian to the top of the Middle Cambrian or 516.00000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lenian516.0 - 510.2Israel G. glypta (86715 86716 86717 86718 86719 86720)
Lenian516.0 - 510.2Israel ((southern) Negev) G. glypta (7822)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Kyrgyzstan G. gulchensis (116223)