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Orthidae

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Orthidae Woodward
1869Orthidae Huxley p. 116
1911Orthidae Raymond
1933Orthidae Phleger, Jr. p. 7
1953Orthidae Alikhova
1956Orthidae Oraspold
1959Orthidae Oraspold
1961Orthidae Rubel
1964Orthidae Neuman
1964Orthidae Wright
1974Orthidae Neuman and Bruton
1977Orthidae Mitchell
1982Orthidae Owen and Harper
1984Orthidae Bruton et al.
1990Orthidae Potter
1993Orthidae Jaanusson and Bassett
2000Orthidae Williams et al. p. 724
2003Orthidae Benedetto
2003Orthidae Egerquist p. 35
2009Orthidae Popov et al.
2011Orthidae Hansen and Holmer
2014Orthidae Hints
2017Orthidae Liljeroth et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyOrthoideaWoodward 1852
familyOrthidaeWoodward 1852
familyOrthidaeWoodward 1852

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.

Fm. †Orthidae Woodward 1852
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G. †Almadenorthis Reyes-Abril et al. 2010
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†Almadenorthis auriculata Reyes-Abril et al. 2010
G. †Bastamorthis Ghobadi Pour et al. 2011
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†Bastamorthis multicostata Ghobadi Pour et al. 2011
G. †Boreadorthis Opik 1934
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†Boreadorthis crassa Opik 1934
†Boreadorthis recula Opik 1934
†Boreadorthis sheehani Cocks 2014
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†Diochthofera conspicua Potter 1990
G. †Duolobella Rasmussen et al. 2012
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†Duolobella sandiae Rasmussen et al. 2012
G. †Gutiorthis Reyes-Abril et al. 2010
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†Gutiorthis incurvata Reyes-Abril et al. 2010
G. †Lenorthis Andreeva 1955
G. †Leoniorthis Egerquist 2003
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†Leoniorthis robusta Hints 2014
†Leoniorthis rubeli Hints 2014
G. †Orthambonites Pander 1830
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†Orthambonites aequalis Pander 1830
†Orthambonites angulatus Cooper 1956
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Invalid names: Orthambonites lata Pander 1830 [synonym], Orthambonites rotunda Pander 1830 [synonym]
†Orthambonites decipiens Phleger, Jr. 1933
†Orthambonites exfoliata Raymond 1905
†Orthambonites exopunctata Williams 1974
†Orthambonites fundata Rubel 1961
†Orthambonites novitas Opik 1939
†Orthambonites paucicostatus Ulrich and Cooper 1938
†Orthambonites proava Salter 1865
†Orthambonites tuvensis Andreeva 1982
Subfm. †Orthinae Woodward 1852
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G. †Krattorthis Jaanusson and Bassett 1993
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†Krattorthis verneuili Rubel 1961
G. †Sivorthis Jaanusson and Bassett 1993
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†Sivorthis bellus Cooper 1956
†Sivorthis calatravaensis Reyes-Abril et al. 2010
†Sivorthis eucharis Ulrich and Cooper 1938
†Sivorthis filistera Jaanusson and Bassett 1993
†Sivorthis minus Cooper 1956
†Sivorthis minutus Cooper 1956
†Sivorthis noctilio Sharpe 1849
†Sivorthis occidentalis Cooper 1956
†Sivorthis precordillerana Benedetto 2015
†Sivorthis tenuicostatus Cooper 1956
G. †Turanorthis Nikitina et al. 2006
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†Turanorthis kujandensis Nikitina et al. 2006
G. †Orthis Dalman 1828
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Subg. †Orthis (Orusia) Walcott 1905
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†Orthis acuminata Billings 1859
†Orthis australis M'Coy 1847
†Orthis berthoisi Davidson 1869
†Orthis biforata Nicholson 1875
†Orthis biforata reversata Foerste 1885
†Orthis biloba Linnaeus 1758
†Orthis bilobata Portlock 1843
†Orthis callactis Dalman 1827
†Orthis christianae Kjerulf 1865
†Orthis cypha James 1874
†Orthis davidsoni de Verneuil 1845
†Orthis expansa de Sowerby and Murchison 1839
†Orthis intercostata de Sowerby and Murchison 1839
†Orthis kreklingensis Opik 1939
†Orthis laticostata James 1871
†Orthis perveta Conrad 1843
†Orthis piger Billings 1859
†Orthis reversa McCoy 1862
†Orthis ribeiroi Sharpe 1853
†Orthis spinigera M'Coy 1847
†Orthis subalata Ulrich and Cooper 1938
†Orthis testudinaria Dalman 1828
†Orthis tulliensis Vanuxem 1842
G. †Palaeowingella Rasmussen et al. 2012
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†Palaeowingella farewellensis Rasmussen et al. 2012
G. †Paralenorthis Havlicek and Branisa 1980
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†Paralenorthis alabamensis Ulrich and Cooper 1938
†Paralenorthis alata de Sowerby and Murchison 1839
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Invalid names: Lenorthis carausii Davidson 1868 [synonym]
†Paralenorthis buttsi Schuchert and Cooper 1932
†Paralenorthis carlottoi Gutiérrez−Marco and Villas 2007
†Paralenorthis costata Zhan et al. 2014
†Paralenorthis estenaensis Reyes-Abril et al. 2010
†Paralenorthis immitatrix Havlicek and Branisa 1980
†Paralenorthis lolae Reyes-Abril et al. 2010
†Paralenorthis luritjaorum Jakobsen et al. 2014
†Paralenorthis marshalli Wilson 1926
†Paralenorthis minusculus Phleger, Jr. 1933
†Paralenorthis mollesensis Levy and Nullo 1973
†Paralenorthis panderania Hall and Clarke 1892
†Paralenorthis proava Salter 1865
†Paralenorthis rgaitensis Nikitina 1985
†Paralenorthis riojanus Levy and Nullo 1973
†Paralenorthis robustus Neuman 1964
†Paralenorthis semnanensis Popov et al. 2009
†Paralenorthis serica Chang 1934
†Paralenorthis suriensis Benedetto 2003
Invalid names: Orthis calligramma chinensis Chang 1934 [synonym]
G. †Rogorthis Hints 2014
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†Rogorthis pakriensis Rubel 1961
G. †Sinorthis
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Invalid names: Yichangorthis [synonym]
G. †Sulevorthis Jaanusson and Bassett 1993
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†Sulevorthis bielsteini Cooper 1956
†Sulevorthis blountensis Cooper 1956
†Sulevorthis cessatus Williams 1963
†Sulevorthis exopunctatus Williams 1974
†Sulevorthis lyckholmiensis Wysogorski 1900
†Sulevorthis playfairi Reed 1917
G. †Suriorthis Benedetto 2003
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†Suriorthis depressus Benedetto 2003
G. †Taphrorthis Cooper 1956
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†Taphrorthis aspera Williams 1962
†Taphrorthis bellatrix Reed 1917
†Taphrorthis emarginata Cooper 1956
†Taphrorthis guizhouensis Xu and Liu 1984
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Invalid names: Taphrorthis obesa Xu and Liu 1984 [synonym]
†Taphrorthis immatura Williams and Curry 1985
†Taphrorthis peculiaris Cooper 1956
G. †Trondorthis Neuman 1974
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†Trondorthis bifurcatus Cooper 1956
†Trondorthis sibirica Rozman and Severgina 1983
†Trondorthis strandi Neuman and Bruton 1974
Invalid names: Ocorthis [synonym]
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: base of the Cassinian to the top of the Bathonian or 482.30000 to 166.10000 Ma

Collections (914 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ibexian487.5 - 470.0USA (Nevada) Orthambonites occidentalis (104313) Orthambonites sp. (104436)
Ibexian487.5 - 470.0USA (New York) Orthis sp. (64618)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Iran Paralenorthis semnanensis (116235 116238 116241)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Czech Republic Orthambonites sp. (3781)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (YunNan) Orthis sp., Sinorthis sp. (7736)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Hunan) Sinorthis sp. (7694 7695 7702)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7USA (Vermont) Orthis sp. (277)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Hunan and Hubei) Orthis sp., Sinorthis sp. (7719 7720)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Hubei) Orthis sp., Sinorthis sp. (7728)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (JiangSu) Orthis sp. (7879)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Colombia (Boyaca) Orthis sp. (36012)
Visean346.7 - 330.9Spain Orthidae indet. (34641)
Asbian340.0 - 336.0Australia (New South Wales) Orthis spinigera (133349)
Gzhelian - Artinskian303.7 - 279.3Bolivia Orthis resupinata (120479)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Slovenia Orthis sp. (129658)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Laos Orthis sp. (125044)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Pakistan Orthis sp. (125909 126278 127025)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17India Orthis sp. (117558)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17Pakistan Orthis sp. (126751)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1France Orthis sp. (38741)