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Platyorthis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Platyorthidae

Taxonomy
Platyorthis is a genus. It is not extant. Its type is Platyorthis ovalis.

It was assigned to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Platyorthidae by Williams et al. (2000) and Boucot et al. (2008).

Species
P. ovalis (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. longisulcata, P. monnieri, P. planoconvexa, P. verneuili, P. verneuilli

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Platyorthis Williams et al. p. 810
2002Platyorthis Sepkoski
2008Platyorthis Boucot 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
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyDalmanelloideaSchuchert 1913
familyPlatyorthidaeHarper et al. 1969
genusPlatyorthis

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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†Platyorthis ovalis Paskevicius 1962
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:11:06
Modified: 2009-04-11 14:18:14
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Aeronian to the top of the Givetian or 440.80000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (59 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Mongolia P. chimedi (41064)
Pridoli - Helderbergian423.0 - 393.3Spain (Guadalajara) P. monnieri (13929)
Ohesaare421.5 - 419.2Estonia (Saare) P. ovalis (193837)
Helderbergian - Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Spain (Guadalajara) P. monnieri (13930 13931)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Morocco P. monnieri (13936) P. verneuili, P. monnieri (13935)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Algeria P. verneuilli (27166)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Ukraine P. cimex (13876 14152 23361 23444)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (New York) P. planoconvexa (83111 83112 83113 83114 83115) P. sp. (24815)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8France P. monnieri (25973 26116) P. sp. (26117 26118)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Canada (Nova Scotia) P. sp. (24857)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Spain (Palencia) P. monnieri (40346 40347)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Poland P. verneuilli (13878)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Spain P. monnieri (13922 13923 13924 13925)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Australia (New South Wales) P. sp. (24900)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.2 - 407.6Vietnam P. sp., P. cimex (83289)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3USA (New York) P. planoconvexa (75466 75469 75471 76165)
Helderbergian419.2 - 393.3USA (New York) P. planoconvexa (25897)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Vietnam P. longi (83241)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Spain (Aragon) P. sp. (40400)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6United Kingdom (England) P. circularis (3701)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Venezuela P. sp. (35894)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Spain (Aragon) P. sp. (40403)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany (Eifel) P. nocheri (24633)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Germany (Hessen) P. sp. (38349)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Germany (Niedersachsen) P. triangularis (38350)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Germany (Eifel) Platyorthis indet. (24694 24695)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Brazil (Para) P. sp. (37138)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Spain (Aragon) P. sp. (40419)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Luxembourg P. tectiformis (232281) P. transfuga (232220)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9United Kingdom (England) P. longisulcata (38384 38394 38395)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Brazil (Para) P. sp. (37137)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Spain (Aragon) P. sp. (40433)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Germany P. sp. (60140)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Brazil (Para) P. sp. (37173)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) P. sp. (76163)