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Nanorthis ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4870608	https://www.gbif.org/species/4870608
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	26869	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=26869

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plectorthidae : Nanorthis

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
-	Lophophorata
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Rhynchonellata	Williams et al. 1996
order	Orthida	Schuchert and Cooper 1932
suborder	Orthidina	Schuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamily	Plectorthoidea	Schuchert and Le Vene 1929
family	Plectorthidae	Schuchert and Le Vene 1929
genus	Nanorthis	Ulrich & Cooper 1936

Scientific Name

Nanorthis Ulrich & Cooper, 1936

Name Published In

J. Paleont., 10

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Nanorthis	genus	belongs to Orthinae	stated with evidence	Ulrich and Cooper, 1936
Nanorthis	genus	belongs to Nanorthidae	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2000
Nanorthis	genus	belongs to Orthida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Nanorthis	genus	belongs to Plectorthidae	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2007

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

501 - 485 Ma
Cambrian

Last Recorded Appearance

464 - 461 Ma
Middle Ordovician

Motility

stationary, attached (based on Orthida)

Vision

blind (based on Rhynchonellata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Orthida)

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

E. O. Ulrich and G. A. Cooper. 1936. New Genera and Species of Ozarkian and Canadian Brachiopods. Journal of Paleontology 10(7):616-631

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Nanorthis brachymyaria species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nanorthis calderensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nanorthis carinata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	485 Ma Cambrian	485 Ma Cambrian
Nanorthis difficilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nanorthis hamburgensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	501 Ma Cambrian	485 Ma Cambrian
Nanorthis multicostata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nanorthis purmamarcaensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	485 Ma Cambrian	485 Ma Cambrian
Nanorthis putilla ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		14	485 Ma Cambrian	485 Ma Cambrian
Nanorthis putilliformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1936	Nanorthis Ulrich and Cooper p. 621
2000	Nanorthis Williams et al. p. 742
2002	Evenkinorthis Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Nanorthis Sepkoski, Jr.
2007	Nanorthis Williams et al. p. 2690

References

Ulrich E. O., Cooper G. A. (1936) New Genera and Species of Ozarkian and Canadian Brachiopods, Journal of Paleontology 10 7, 616-631

Williams A., Carlson S. J., et al (2000) Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volumes 2 & 3, Linguliformea, Craniiformea, Rhynchonelliformea (part)., Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, 1-919

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Williams A., Brunton C. H. C., et al (2007) , Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part H, Revised, Brachiopoda Volume 6: Supplement 6, 2321-2355

GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

J. Paleont., 10 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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