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Orthambonites

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Orthambonites Pander
1961Orthambonites Rubel
1964Orthambonites Neuman
1964Orthambonites Wright
1977Orthambonites Mitchell
1993Orthambonites Jaanusson and Bassett
2000Orthambonites Williams et al. p. 724
2002Orthambonites 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
superfamilyOrthoideaWoodward 1852
familyOrthidaeWoodward 1852
genusOrthambonitesPander 1830

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. †Orthambonites Pander 1830
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Orthambonites aequalis Pander 1830
Orthambonites angulatus Cooper 1956
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Invalid names: Orthambonites lata Pander 1830 [synonym], Orthambonites rotunda Pander 1830 [synonym]
Orthambonites decipiens Phleger, Jr. 1933
Orthambonites exfoliata Raymond 1905
Orthambonites exopunctata Williams 1974
Orthambonites fundata Rubel 1961
Orthambonites novitas Opik 1939
Orthambonites paucicostatus Ulrich and Cooper 1938
Orthambonites proava Salter 1865
Orthambonites tuvensis Andreeva 1982
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: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: Pedically attached, epifaunal (McKerrow, 1979).g
Created: 2009-04-11 12:35:39
Modified: 2009-06-02 15:50:24
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Arenigian to the top of the Hirnantian or 478.60000 to 443.40000 Ma

Collections (208 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ibexian487.5 - 470.0USA (Nevada) O. sp. (104436)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Czech Republic O. sp. (3781)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0United Kingdom (Scotland) O. sp. (75589)
Arenigian478.6 - 468.1USA (Maine) O. sp. (115154)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (QingHai) O. sp. (23602)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0France (Montagne Noire) O. sp. (20828)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0United Kingdom (Wales) O. sp. (426 69096)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (Manchuria) Orthis calligramma (56136)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0United Kingdom (Shropshire) Lenorthis proava (43874 43875 43914 43918 43919 43920 43921 43925 43927 43928 43930 43931)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Bolivia Orthis calligrama (8843)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0United Kingdom (England) O. sp. (3684 3686)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (GanSu) O. sp. (8577)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Argentina O. sp. (8783 8875 9013)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (Sichuan) O. sp. (7670)
Klabava478.6 - 466.0France (Montagne Noire) O. sp. (20824)
Floian477.7 - 470.0France (Montagne Noire) O. sp. (20820 20827)
Blackhillsian - Rangerian474.9 - 470.3USA (Nevada) O. sp. (104270)
Whitlandian473.8 - 470.7United Kingdom (Wales) O. sp. (3713)
Hunderum - Valaste471.8 - 466.0Sweden (Kalmar) O. calligramma (89246)
Valaste471.8 - 466.0Estonia (Ida-Viru) O. majuscula, O. inaequalis (191532)
Valaste471.8 - 466.0Estonia O. fundata (165424 191460 191548 191554) O. majuscula (191573)
Valaste471.8 - 466.0Haiti (Harju) O. fundata (191521)
Valaste471.8 - 466.0Sweden O. calligramma (198035 198040)
Valaste471.8 - 466.0Estonia (Ida-Virumaa) O. inaequalis (191431) O. majuscula (191510)
Valaste471.8 - 466.0Estonia (Harju) O. fundata (191441 191489 191524) O. inaequalis (191472) O. majuscula (191500 191564 191592)
Fennian470.7 - 468.0France (Montagne Noire) O. sp. (20825)
Fennian470.7 - 468.0USA (Nevada) O. sp. (80075)
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (Nevada) O. sp. (104400 104426 104427 104634)
Castlemainian - Yapeenian470.0 - 467.3Ireland O. panderiana (153922)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (California) O. decipiens (424 196181) Orthis decipiens (205396)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (Tennessee) O. sp. (319)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Vermont) Hebertella exfoliata (171816) O. exfoliatus (175904 175905)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (New York) Hebertella exfoliata (56215 171792 172144 172180 172186 172187 172222 172223 172224 172226 172332 172342) Orthis acutiplicata (172183 172205 172221) Orthis acutiplicata, Hebertella exfoliata (172333)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) O. sp. (305 311)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (California) O. decipiens (104324)
Rangerian - Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (California) O. sp. (104641)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) O. dinorthoides (423 104295) O. paucicostatus (104376 104406 104445 104446) O. sp. (300 301 80070 80071 80073 104280 104283 104284 104378 104393 104468 104528 104529 104530 104532 105565) Orthis paucicostata (88946)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Estonia (Ida-Virumaa) O. sp., O. majuscula, O. calligramme (191333)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Sweden (Sweden) O. calligramma (160474)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Sweden (Östergötland) Orthis calligramma (160473)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Russian Federation (City of St. Petersburg) O. calligramma (89463)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Sweden O. sp. (188270)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Russian Federation O. sp. (157149) Orthis calligramma (173907 174007)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Estonia (Harju) O. calligramma (160483)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Russian Federation (Vokhov area) O. calligramma (160482) O. sp. (160485)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Norway O. kreklingensis (160487) Orthis calligramma, O. novitas (160486)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Russian Federation (St. Petersburg) O. calligramme (191343 191357) O. majuscula (191348 191359) O. sp., O. calligramme (191358) O. sp., O. majuscula (191356) O. sp., O. majuscula, O. calligramme (191344 191345 191346 191347 191361 191362)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Norway O. sp. (185943)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom (Wales) O. sp. (69097)
Oretanian468.0 - 459.0Spain (Toledo) O. sp. (20898 166758)
Oretanian468.0 - 459.0Spain (Caceres) O. sp. (21048)
Oretanian468.0 - 459.0Spain (Cuidad Real) O. sp. (21056)
Oretanian468.0 - 459.0Spain (Ciudad Real) O. sp. (166766)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4China (Manchuria) Orthis calligramma (56135 56137 56138)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Morocco O. fraternus (156996)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Iran Orthis calligramma (66865)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4China (Sichuan) O. delicata (64229 64233 64235 64780 64782 203294)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Russian Federation (Tyva) O. tuvensis (185999)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Canada (Newfoundland) O. sp. (185947 185948 185949 185950)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4USA (Nevada) O. dinorthoides (226924) O. sp. (164923)
Aluoja466.0 - 458.0Estonia (Ida-Virumaa) O. calligramma, O. inaequalis (191430)
Aluoja466.0 - 458.0Russian Federation O. calligramma (191585)
Aluoja466.0 - 458.0Estonia (Laane) O. fundata (191519)
Aluoja466.0 - 458.0Estonia (Ida-Viru) O. calligramma (191530) O. inaequalis (191529)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (QingHai) O. sp. (8680)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (GanSu) O. sp. (8562)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Morocco O. sp. (20999)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Spain (Toledo) O. sp. (166763)
Soudleyan458.4 - 457.2United Kingdom (Shropshire) O. exopunctata (46887 46891 46892 46893) O. sp. (46883 46886)
Costonian - Longvillian458.4 - 455.0Venezuela (Merida Andes) O. sp. (8858)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0Russian Federation (Siberia) O. jaboganicum (205631)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0China (Shaanxi) O. sp. (210632)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (California) O. sp., O. decipiens (77182) Orthis decipiens (205651)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Virginia) O. sp. (76338)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (California) Orthis decipiens (219324)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) O. divaricatus (164296)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Pennsylvania) O. rectangulatiis (162391)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0Ireland (Lenister) O. sp. (55702 55706 55710)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0Ireland (Leinster) O. sp. (55677)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0United Kingdom (Wales) O. cessata (43640)
Burrellian456.6 - 452.5United Kingdom (Scotland) O. ardmillanensis (165046 165047 165048)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Russian Federation (Siberia) O. jaboganicum, O. sp. (205628)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Norway O. sp. (159387 159388)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Norway (Baerum) O. sp. (193277)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Norway O. sp. (159370 159518)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (England) O. sp. (3667 3668 3669)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) O. sp. (3675 8327 81276 192503)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian448.8 - 443.4Norway (Oslo-Asker Dist.) O. sp. (365)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4United Kingdom (Wales) O. sp. (8387)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4United Kingdom (England) O. sp. (3677)