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Cathaysiorthis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Cathaysiorthidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Cathaysiorthis Rong et al. p. 152
2013Cathaysiorthis Rong et al. pp. 71 - 72

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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
familyCathaysiorthidae
genusCathaysiorthis

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. †Cathaysiorthis Rong et al. 2008
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Cathaysiorthis enorme Laurie 1991
Cathaysiorthis xichuanensis Huang et al. 2019
Cathaysiorthis yushanensis Zeng and Hu 1997
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Hirnantian to the top of the Rhuddanian or 445.20000 to 440.80000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Australia (Tasmania) Hirnantia enorme (167045 167046 167048 167051)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8China (Jiangxi) Orthidae new genus (151943 151944)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8China (Henan) C. xichuanensis (200174 200175 200176 200177 200178 200179)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8China (ZheJiang) C. yushanensis (151945 168825 188392) Orthidae new genus (151942 151946)