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Glyptorthis irregularis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8593235https://www.gbif.org/species/8593235
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)310475https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=310475
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Glyptorthidae : Glyptorthis : Glyptorthis irregularis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Glyptorthidae : Glyptorthis : Glyptorthis irregularis
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
superfamilyOrthoideaWoodward 1852
familyGlyptorthidae(Schuchert and Cooper 1931)
genusGlyptorthisFoerste 1914
speciesGlyptorthis irregularisCooper 1956
Generic NameGlyptorthis
Scientific NameGlyptorthis irregularis Cooper, 1956
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Glyptorthis irregularisspeciesbelongs to Glyptorthisstated with evidenceCooper, 1956
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance461 - 450 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)G. A. Cooper. 1956. Chazyan and related brachiopods. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 127:1-1245

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1956Glyptorthis irregularis Cooper pp. 370 - 371 figs. Plate 45, A, figures 1-6

References

Cooper G. A. (1956) Chazyan and related brachiopods, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 127, 1-1245
G. A. Cooper (1956) Chazyan and related brachiopods: Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections: 1--1245 - 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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