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Orthostrophia

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae

Taxonomy
Orthostrophia is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Orthidae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Orthostrophia Williams et al. p. 727
2002Orthostrophia 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
genusOrthostrophia

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.

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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
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 08:42:35
Modified: 2009-06-04 10:42:35
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Llandovery to the top of the Emsian or 443.40000 to 393.30000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Bolivia O. dartae (25084)
Silurian443.4 - 419.2USA (Indiana) O. fissistriata (75266)
Silurian443.4 - 419.2USA (Oklahoma) O. sp. (528)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (New York) O. fasciata (81782 81805 81813) O. sp. (541)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Indiana) O. sp. (26856)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Canada (Northwest Territories) O. sp. (188809 188865)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (Oklahoma) O. brownsportensis (170246)
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2USA (Oklahoma) O. brownsportensis (170225)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Czech Republic O. mulus (14037 14112 14164)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (New York) O. sp. (25893)
Pridoli - Lochkovian423.0 - 410.8USA (Oklahoma) O. strophomenoides (26826)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Argentina O. meridionalis (25112)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (Nevada) O. sp. (591)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (Tennessee) O. sp. (26852)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (New York) O. sp. (24815)
Gedinnine416.0 - 412.3USA (Tennessee) O. strophomenoides (74661 75628)
Helderberg416.0 - 391.9USA (Nevada) O. sp. (596)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Canada (Quebec) O. sp. (597)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Canada (Quebec) O. canadensis (233202)