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Taphrorthis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Taphrorthis Cooper
1964Taphrorthis Wright
1977Taphrorthis Mitchell
1990Taphrorthis Potter
2000Taphrorthis Williams et al. p. 727
2002Taphrorthis 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
genusTaphrorthisCooper 1956

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. †Taphrorthis Cooper 1956
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Taphrorthis aspera Williams 1962
Taphrorthis bellatrix Reed 1917
Taphrorthis emarginata Cooper 1956
Taphrorthis guizhouensis Xu and Liu 1984
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Invalid names: Taphrorthis obesa Xu and Liu 1984 [synonym]
Taphrorthis immatura Williams and Curry 1985
Taphrorthis peculiaris Cooper 1956
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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Castlemainian to the top of the Cautleyan or 470.00000 to 448.80000 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dawan478.6 - 468.1China (JiangSu) T. sp. (7933)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Argentina T. sp. (8721 8745)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Argentina (San Juan) T. sp. (8743)
Castlemainian - Yapeenian470.0 - 467.3Ireland T. immatura (153922)
Dapingian470.0 - 467.3China T. guizhouensis (185762)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Alabama) T. peculiaris (162364)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Tennessee) T. emarginata (186138)
Abereiddian468.0 - 461.1Kazakhstan T. sp. (165482 165488 165549 165556 165593 165594 165595 165596 165597 165617)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9China (Hubei) T. sp. (4711)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4United Kingdom (Scotland) T. peculiaris (164931 164941) T. peculiaris, T. aspera (164937)
Costonian458.4 - 457.2United Kingdom (Scotland) T. peculiaris (76076)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0USA (Alaska) T. immatura (164856)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0China (Hubei) T. fenxiangensis (186304)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) T. peculiaris (164296)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Alaska) T. immatura (164853)
Burrellian456.6 - 452.5United Kingdom (Scotland) T. bellatrix (165038 165043)
Oandu453.0 - 451.8Sweden (Dalarne) T. dalamaensis (161131)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (California) T. sp. (99696 99697 99698 100644)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8Ireland (Leinster) T. sp. (89130)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom T. sp. (163264)