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Salacorthis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Platystrophiidae

Taxonomy
Salacorthis was named by Williams (1974).

It was assigned to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Platystrophiidae by Williams et al. (2000) and Zuykov and Egerquist (2005).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Salacorthis Williams
2000Salacorthis Williams et al. p. 776
2002Salacorthis Sepkoski
2005Salacorthis Zuykov and Egerquist

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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
superfamilyPlectorthoideaSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
familyPlatystrophiidaeSchuchert 1929
genusSalacorthisWilliams 1974

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. †Salacorthis Williams 1974
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Salacorthis costellata Williams 1979
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 10:01:32
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:28:14
Source: f = family, 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 Costonian to the top of the Hirnantian or 460.90000 to 443.40000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Costonian460.9 - 457.5United Kingdom S. costellata (165232)
Costonian460.9 - 457.5United Kingdom (Shropshire) S. costellata (45275 45278 45279)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4United Kingdom (Wales) S. sp. (8385)