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Dolerorthis sowerbyiana

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperorthidae

Taxonomy

Orthis sowerbyiana was named by Davidson (1869).

It was recombined as Dolerorthis sowerbyiana by Temple (1987), Modzalevskaya and Popov (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

D. abeirensis, D. angustimusculus, D. borealis, D. expressa, D. flabella, D. flobellites, D. hubeiensis, D. kopaninensis, D. maxima, D. nanella, D. ornata, D. osiliensis, D. packhami, D. redrockensis, D. reedi, D. rigida, D. tenuicostata, D. uscutchevi, D. zhongnanensis

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1869	Orthis sowerbyiana Davidson
1987	Dolerorthis sowerbyiana Temple p. 30
1995	Dolerorthis sowerbyiana Modzalevskaya and Popov p. 405 figs. 4a-j, Tbl. 1

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
—	Lophophorata
—	Panbrachiopoda	Carlson and Cohen 2020
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805

Rank	Name	Author
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Rhynchonellata	Williams et al. 1996
order	Orthida	Schuchert and Cooper 1932
suborder	Orthidina	Schuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamily	Orthoidea	Woodward 1852
family	Hesperorthidae	Schuchert and Cooper 1931
genus	Dolerorthis	Schuchert and Cooper 1931
species	sowerbyiana	()

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.

†Dolerorthis sowerbyiana Davidson 1869

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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

Adult height:

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

Created:

2009-06-02 13:45:29

Modified:

2009-06-04 10:18:24

Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade

References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Rhuddanian to the top of the Aeronian or 443.10000 to 438.60000 Ma

Collections (59 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Hirnantian - Aeronian	445.2 - 438.6	Norway	Dolerorthis sowerbyiana (14292)
Rhuddanian	443.1 - 440.5	Kazakhstan (South Central)	Dolerorthis sowerbyiana (151923 151925 151926 151927 151928 151930 151931)
Rhuddanian	443.1 - 440.5	United Kingdom (Wales)	Dolerorthis sowerbyiana (3462 3469 5049 5056 5058 5059 5060 5061 5065 5067 5071 5079 5085 5087 5095 5096 5097 5109)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian	443.1 - 438.6	Norway	Dolerorthis sowerbyiana (2878 2883 2884 2889 2890 2891 14318)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian	443.1 - 438.6	United Kingdom (Wales)	Dolerorthis sowerbyiana (4928 4929 4935 4938 4939 4942 4943 4946 4947 4949 4950 4952 4953 4954 4955 4977 4982 4998 4999 5002 5005 5027 5030 5037)
Llandovery	443.1 - 432.9	United Kingdom (Wales)	Dolerorthis sowerbyiana (3207)
Aeronian	440.5 - 438.6	Norway	Dolerorthis sowerbyiana (14279)