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Glyptorthidae

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Glyptorthidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Glyptorthinae Schuchert and Cooper
1964Glyptorthinae Rõõmusoks
1964Glyptorthinae Wright
1974Glyptorthinae Bassett and Cocks
1977Glyptorthinae Mitchell
1982Glyptorthinae Wright
1988Glyptorthinae Howe p. 209
1990Glyptorthinae Potter
1997Glyptorthinae Jin and Chatterton
2000Glyptorthidae Williams et al. p. 733
2005Glyptorthidae Zhan and Jin p. 16
2008Glyptorthidae Zuykov and Butts
2010Glyptorthidae Hints
2011Glyptorthidae Rubel
2017Glyptorthidae 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
familyGlyptorthidae(Schuchert and Cooper 1931)
familyGlyptorthidae(Schuchert and Cooper 1931)

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. †Glyptorthidae Schuchert and Cooper 1931
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G. †Bassettella Zykov and Butts 2008
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Bassettella alata Hints 2010
Bassettella gracilis Zuykov and Butts 2008
G. †Eridorthis Foerste 1909
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Eridorthis australis Percival 1991
Eridorthis inexpecta Cooper 1956
Eridorthis nicklesi Foerste 1909
G. †Glyptorthis Foerste 1914
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Glyptorthis alta Cooper 1956
Glyptorthis assimilis Cooper 1956
Glyptorthis balclatchiensis Davidson 1883
Glyptorthis balcletchiensis Davidson 1883
Glyptorthis bellarugosa Conrad 1843
Glyptorthis bellatula Cooper 1956
Glyptorthis cataclina Zeng 1987
Glyptorthis costellata Cooper 1956
Glyptorthis crenulata Cooper 1956
Glyptorthis crispa M'Coy 1846
Glyptorthis crispata Emmons 1842
Glyptorthis daytonensis Foerste 1887
Glyptorthis equiconvexa Cooper 1956
Glyptorthis fausta Foerste 1887
Glyptorthis glaseri Alberstadt 1973
Glyptorthis glypta Cooper 1956
Glyptorthis imbrex Havlicek and Branisa 1980
Glyptorthis irregularis Cooper 1956
Glyptorthis irrupta Rubel 1962
Glyptorthis marilara Li and Copper 2006
Glyptorthis maritima Wright 1964
Glyptorthis obesa Cooper 1956
Glyptorthis papillosa Jin and Harper 2024
Glyptorthis plana Rõõmusoks 1964
Glyptorthis pulchra Wang 1949
Glyptorthis sarcina Zhan and Jin 2005
Glyptorthis senecta Cooper 1956
Glyptorthis splendens Cocks 2014
Glyptorthis squamata Rõõmusoks 1964
Glyptorthis sulcata Cooper 1956
Glyptorthis uncinata Cooper 1956
Glyptorthis uniformis Cooper 1956
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Invalid names: Glyptorthis virginica Cooper 1956 [synonym]
Glyptorthis vidari Baarli 1995
Glyptorthis viriosa Williams 1974
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Lomatorthis mimula Williams and Curry 1985
G. †Parisorthis Zhan and Jin 2005
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Parisorthis dischidanteris Zhan and Jin 2005
G. †Spinorthis Wright 1964
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Spinorthis geniculata Wright 1964
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Castlemainian to the top of the Adavere or 470.00000 to 428.20000 Ma

Collections (597 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dawan478.6 - 468.1China (Hubei) Lepidorthis sp. (7727)
Dawan478.6 - 468.1China (JiangSu) Lepidorthis sp. (7933)
Dawan478.6 - 468.1China (Guizhou) Lepidorthis sp. (7371)
Dawan478.6 - 468.1China (Hunan and Hubei) Lepidorthis sp. (7717)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (Hubei) Lepidorthis sp. (4709 4714 4715)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (Guizhou) Lepidorthis sp. (4757)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Bolivia (Tarija) Glyptorthis imbrex (57172) Orthidium gemmiculum (9107)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (YunNan) Lepidorthis sp. (7741)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Argentina Glyptorthis sp. (8777)
Castlemainian - Yapeenian470.0 - 467.3Ireland Lomatorthis mimula (153922)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Czech Republic Glyptorthis sagana (14085 14087)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Norway (Asker) Eridorthis vidari (174453)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Canada (Quebec) Glyptorthis marilara (113383 184859) Glyptorthis sp. (11443 172940)
Adavere439.0 - 428.2Estonia (Rapla) Glyptorthis irrupta (193647 193649 193802)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Quebec) Glyptorthis fausta (184842) Glyptorthis marilara (158734)
Jaani433.6 - 431.3Lithuania Glyptorthis sp. (192582)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Lithuania Glyptorthis sp. (192991)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Lithuania Glyptorthis sp. (207295 207331)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Lithuania Glyptorthis sp. (192613)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Czech Republic Cinerorthis cineraria (14095)