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Orthotoma

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Orthotomidae

Taxonomy
Orthotoma was named by Quenstedt (1869) [Sepkoski's age data: J Plie-l J Toar-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1,2,55,1066]. It is the type genus of Orthotomidae.

It was assigned to Terebratulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Orthotomidae by Williams et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Orthotoma Quenstedt p. 315
2002Orthotoma Sepkoski
2007Orthotoma Williams et al. p. 2805

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
familyOrthotomidaeMuir-Wood 1936
genusOrthotomaQuenstedt 1869

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. †Orthotoma Quenstedt 1869
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Orthotoma apenninica Canavari 1883
Orthotoma globulina Davidson 1851
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available