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Vinlandostrophia moritura

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Platystrophiidae

Taxonomy
Platystrophia lynx moritura was named by Cumings (1908) [Platystrophia lynx var. moritura].

It was recombined as Platystrophia moritura by McEwan (1919); it was recombined as Vinlandostrophia moritura by Stigall (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Platystrophia lynx moritura Cumings p. 920 figs. pl. 35, fig. 5, 5a
1919Platystrophia moritura McEwan p. 424 figs. pl. 46, figs. 25 - 28
2020Vinlandostrophia moritura Stigall p. https://www.ordovicianatlas.org/atlas/br

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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
superfamilyPlectorthoideaSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
familyPlatystrophiidaeSchuchert 1929
genusVinlandostrophia
speciesmoritura()

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.

†Vinlandostrophia moritura Cumings 1908
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 10:01:32
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:28:14
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Richmondian or 449.60000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (Ohio) Platystrophia moritura (77830 77970 78889)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (Indiana) Platystrophia moritura (78152 78156 78890)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Michigan) Platystrophia moritura (26312 26313 26314 26315)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) Platystrophia moritura (75112)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Indiana) Platystrophia moritura (77644 77717 78893 78894 78896 101552)