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Archaeorthis costellata

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Archaeorthidae

Taxonomy
Archaeorthis costellata was named by Ulrich and Cooper (1938). Its type specimen is USNM 91446, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was corrected as Archaeorthis costellatus by Ross (1970).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Archaeorthis costellata Ulrich and Cooper pp. 93 - 94 figs. Plate 12 B, figures 5-8, 14
1970Archaeorthis costellatus Ross p. 32

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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
familyArchaeorthidae
genusArchaeorthisSchuchert and Cooper 1931
speciescostellata

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.

Archaeorthis costellata Ulrich and Cooper 1938
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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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Tulean or 481.70000 to 475.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cassinian483.4 - 471.3USA (Tennessee) Archaeorthis costellata (210749 210750 210751 210752)
Tulean481.7 - 475.3USA (Nevada) Archaeorthis costellatus (104539)