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Orthothrix

Strophomenata - Productida - Strophalosiidae

Taxonomy
Orthothrix was named by Geinitz (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: P Djhu Sepkoski's reference number: 1]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Strophalosiinae by Muir-Wood and Cooper (1960); to Dasyalosiinae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Orthothrix Geinitz
1960Orthothrix Muir-Wood and Cooper p. 79
2000Orthothrix Williams et al. p. 574
2002Orthothrix Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderStrophalosiidina
superfamilyStrophalosioidea()
familyStrophalosiidae
subfamilyDasyalosiinaeBrunton 1966
genusOrthothrixGeinitz 1847

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. †Orthothrix Geinitz 1847
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Orthothrix excavata Geinitz 1842
Orthothrix sudoi Tazawa 2012
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available