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Orthoretiolites
Taxonomy
Orthoretiolites was named by Whittington (1954) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-u O Ashg-l Sepkoski's reference number: 722]. Its type is Orthoretiolites hami.
It was assigned to Diplograptidae by Whittington (1954); to Graptoloidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lasiograptidae by Maletz (2014).
It was assigned to Diplograptidae by Whittington (1954); to Graptoloidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lasiograptidae by Maletz (2014).
Species
O. hami (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1954 | Orthoretiolites Whittington pp. 613 - 614 |
| 2002 | Orthoretiolites Sepkoski |
| 2014 | Orthoretiolites Maletz p. 512 |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| H. B. Whittington 1954 | Sicula, initial bud and proxi- mal part of th 11, th 21 and th 12 with continuous periderm, remainder of rhabdosome represented by clathria only, rectangular in cross section. Virgula forms central longitudinal strand of lattice on obverse side. Thecae of orthograptid type with straight ventral wall, alternating, overlapping about one-fifth of their length. Development of non-septate diplograptid. |