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Hesperorthis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperorthidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Hesperorthis Schuchert and Cooper
1956Hesperorthis Oraspold
1959Hesperorthis Oraspold
1964Hesperorthis Wright
1970Hesperorthis Macomber p. 427
1974Hesperorthis Bassett and Cocks
1990Hesperorthis Potter
1997Hesperorthis Jin and Chatterton
2000Hesperorthis Williams et al. p. 738
2002Hesperorthis Sepkoski
2011Hesperorthis Rubel
2014Hesperorthis Jakobsen et al.
2017Hesperorthis Liljeroth et al.

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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
superfamilyOrthoideaWoodward 1852
familyHesperorthidaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
genusHesperorthisSchuchert and Cooper 1931

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. †Hesperorthis Schuchert and Cooper 1931
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†Hesperorthis australis Cooper 1956
†Hesperorthis avalanchensis Jin and Chatterton 1997
†Hesperorthis barbata Percival 1991
†Hesperorthis biconvexa Stigall Rode 2005
†Hesperorthis costalis Hall 1847
†Hesperorthis davidsoni de Verneuil 1845
†Hesperorthis dubia Cooper 1956
†Hesperorthis gotlandica Schuchert and Cooper 1932
†Hesperorthis ignicula Raymond 1905
†Hesperorthis latecostata Rozman 1977
†Hesperorthis laurentina Billings 1857
†Hesperorthis leinsterensis Liljeroth et al. 2017
†Hesperorthis martinssoni Bassett and Cocks 1974
†Hesperorthis matutina Cooper 1956
†Hesperorthis mucronata Oraspold 1959
†Hesperorthis onniensis Whittard and Barker 1950
†Hesperorthis pyramidalis Twenhofel 1928
†Hesperorthis rae Oraspold 1956
†Hesperorthis sulcata Cooper 1956
†Hesperorthis tricenaria Conrad 1843
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
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-02 13:46:26
Modified: 2009-06-02 15:46:26
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Arenig to the top of the Whitcliffe or 478.60000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (456 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ibexian487.5 - 470.0USA (Nevada) H. matutina (104434)
Ordovician485.4 - 443.8USA (New York) H. sp. (332)
Ordovician485.4 - 443.8USA (Tennessee) H. sp. (1959)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (SiChuan) H. sp. (7949)
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (Nevada) H. matutina (104399)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (California) H. dubia (196176 196178) H. dubius (196177)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (Kentucky) H. sp. (10757 124619)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (New York) H. sp. (333)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Tennessee) H. sp. (308 222075)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) H. sp. (305 307 311 435)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (California) H. sp. (225993)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Canada (Northwest Territories) H. martinssoni (26049)
Wenlock - Elton433.4 - 421.3Sweden (Gotland) H. martinssoni (192357)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Czech Republic H. juno (14095)
Homerian - Gorstian430.5 - 425.6Sweden (Gotland) H. martinssoni (13530)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (California) H. sp. (229627)
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2USA (California) H. sp. (79806)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) H. gotlandica (13532)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Ukraine H. sp. (23429)
Leintwardine - Whitcliffe421.3 - 419.2Sweden (Gotland) H. gotlandica (192343 192351)