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Plectorthis exfoliata

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8568416https://www.gbif.org/species/8568416
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)326123https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=326123
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plectorthidae : Plectorthis : Plectorthis exfoliata
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plectorthidae : Plectorthis : Plectorthis exfoliata
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
-Lophophorata
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyPlectorthoideaSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
familyPlectorthidaeSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
genusPlectorthisHall and Clarke 1892
speciesPlectorthis exfoliataRaymond 1905
Generic NamePlectorthis
Scientific NamePlectorthis exfoliata (Raymond, 1905)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Plectorthis exfoliataspeciesbelongs to Plectorthisstated with evidenceRaymond, 1911
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance466 - 458 Ma
Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance461 - 450 Ma
Ordovician
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Orthida)
Visionblind (based on Rhynchonellata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Orthida)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)P. E. Raymond. 1905. The fauna of the Chazy Limestone. The American Journal of Science 20:353-382

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1905Hebertella exfoliata Raymond
1911Plectorthis exfoliata Raymond p. 238 figs. pl. 35 f. 11-12
1938Desmorthis exfoliata Ulrich and Cooper p. 159
1956Orthambonites exfoliata Cooper p. 303

References

Raymond P. E. (1905) The fauna of the Chazy Limestone, The American Journal of Science 20, 353-382
Raymond P. E. (1911) The Brachiopoda and Ostracoda of the Chazyan, Annals of the Carnegie Museum 7, 215-259
Ulrich E. O., Cooper G. A. (1938) Ozarkian and Canadian Brachiopoda, Geological Society of America Special Paper 13 8, 1-323
Cooper G. A. (1956) Chazyan and related brachiopods, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 127, 1-1245
P. E. Raymond (1911) The Brachiopoda and Ostracoda of the Chazyan: Annals of the Carnegie Museum: 215--259 - via Catalogue of Life
P. E. Raymond (1905) The fauna of the Chazy Limestone: The American Journal of Science: 353--382 - via Catalogue of Life
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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