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Orthidium bellulum

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidiellidae

Taxonomy
Orthidium bellulum was named by Ulrich and Cooper (1938). Its type specimen is USNM 92848 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Orthidium bellulum Ulrich and Cooper p. 111 figs. Plate 16 F, figures 19-26

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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
genusOrthidiumHall and Clarke 1892
speciesbellulum

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.

Orthidium bellulum Ulrich and Cooper 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
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 08:47:09
Modified: 2009-06-04 10:47:09
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the to the top of the Whiterockian or 470.30000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rangerian470.0 - 470.3USA (Nevada) Orthidium bellulum (104448)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Orthidium bellulum (14232)