Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Taphrorthis peculiaris

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae

Taxonomy
Taphrorthis peculiaris was named by Cooper (1956).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Taphrorthis peculiaris Cooper
1962Taphrorthis peculiaris Williams p. 102 figs. P1. VIII, figs. 20-25
2014Taphrorthis peculiaris Candela and Harper pp. Supplement 1

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyOrthoideaWoodward 1852
familyOrthidaeWoodward 1852
genusTaphrorthisCooper 1956
speciespeculiarisCooper 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.

Taphrorthis peculiaris Cooper 1956
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Williams 1962Subrectangular, unequally biconvex Taphrorthis with a persistent dorsal median sulcus and an emarginate anterior margin, brachial valve over two-thirds as long as wide; shell ornamented by finely developed, narrowly rounded costellae averaging 13 per 5 mm. antero-medianly; ventral musclescar subcordate, over one-quarter as long as the pedicle valve, vascula media closely set and initially slightly convergent.
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 Llandeilo to the top of the Costonian or 461.10000 to 457.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (Alabama) Taphrorthis peculiaris (162364)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Taphrorthis peculiaris (164931 164937 164941)
Costonian458.2 - 457.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Taphrorthis peculiaris (76076)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Taphrorthis peculiaris (164296)