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Orthidiella longwelli

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidiellidae

Taxonomy
Orthidiella longwelli was named by Ulrich and Cooper (1938). Its type specimen is USNM 91299 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Orthidiella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Orthidiella longwelli Ulrich and Cooper
1938Orthidiella longwelli Ulrich and Cooper p. 109 figs. Plate 16 C, figures 10, 11, 15-17

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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
familyOrthidiellidaeUlrich and Cooper 1936
genusOrthidiellaUlrich and Cooper 1936
specieslongwelli

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.

†Orthidiella longwelli Ulrich and Cooper 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 08:45:22
Modified: 2009-06-04 10:45:22
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Fennian to the top of the Darriwilian or 470.70000 to 458.40000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Fennian470.7 - 468.0USA (Nevada) Orthidiella longwelli (80075)
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (Nevada) Orthidiella longwelli (80077 104286 104427 104428)
Dapingian470.0 - 467.3Norway (Spitsbergen) Orthidiella longwelli (189842 189845 189849)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Orthidiella longwelli (80078 104280)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Norway (Spitsbergen) Orthidiella longwelli (189855 189884 189885)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4USA (Nevada) Orthidiella longwelli (296 226922 226923 226924)