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Orthonotidae ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4593540	https://www.gbif.org/species/4593540
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	61517	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=61517

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Orthonotidae

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Solenida : Orthonotidae

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
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Bivalvia	Linnaeus 1758
-	Eubivalvia	Carter 2011
subclass	Autobranchia
infraclass	Heteroconchia
-	Cardiomorphi	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardioni	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardiidia	Ferussac 1822
-	Solenata	Dall 1889
order	Solenida	Dall 1889
superfamily	Orthonotoidea	Miller 1877
family	Orthonotidae	Miller 1877

Scientific Name

Orthonotidae

Name Published In

Miller, S. A. (1877). The American Palaeozoic Fossils, a Catalog of the Genera and Species. Published by author. Cincinnati. xv + 253 p.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Orthonotidae	family	belongs to Edmondiacea	stated with evidence	Newell, 1965
Orthonotidae	family	belongs to Pholadomyacea	stated with evidence	Vokes, 1980
Orthonotidae	family	belongs to Orthonotoidea	implied	Nevesskaja, 2009
Orthonotidae	family	belongs to Orthonotoidea	stated without evidence	Bouchet et al., 2010
Orthonotidae	family	belongs to Orthonotoidea	stated with evidence	Carter et al., 2011

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

468 - 461 Ma
Middle Ordovician

Last Recorded Appearance

265 - 260 Ma
Permian

Motility

facultatively mobile (based on Bivalvia)

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Bivalvia)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Bivalvia)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

H. E. Vokes. 1980. Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue. Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Orthonota ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	66	458 Ma Middle Ordovician	365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Palaeosolen ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	19	468 Ma Middle Ordovician	265 Ma Permian
Sphenosolen ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	467 Ma Middle Ordovician	467 Ma Middle Ordovician

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1877	Orthonotidae Miller
1965	Orthonotidae Newell p. 17
1980	Orthonotidae Vokes p. 202
2009	Orthonotidae Nevesskaja
2010	Orthonotidae Bouchet et al.
2011	Orthonotidae Carter et al. p. 18

References

Vokes H. E. (1980) Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue, Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue

Newell N. D. (1965) Classification of the Bivalvia, American Museum Novitates 2206, 1-25

Nevesskaja L. A. (2009) Principles of Systematics and the System of Bivalves, Paleontological Journal 43 1, 1-11 doi:10.1134/S0031030109010018

Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P., et al (2010) Nomenclator of Bivalve Families with a Classification of Bivalve Families, Malacologia 52 2, 1-184 doi:10.4002/040.052.0201

Carter J. G., Altaba C. R., et al (2011) A Synoptical Classification of the Bivalvia (Mollusca), University of Kansas Paleontological Institute Paleontological Contributions 4, 1-47

Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Museum Victoria KEmu database (Oct 2006) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Miller, S. A. (1877). The American Palaeozoic Fossils, a Catalog of the Genera and Species. Published by author. Cincinnati. xv + 253 p. - via World Register of Marine Species

Carter, J. G.; Altaba, C. R.; Anderson, L. C.; Araujo, R.; Biakov, A. S.; Bogan, A. E.; Campbell, D. C.; Campbell, M.; Jin-hua, C.; Cope, J. C. W.; Delvene, G.; Dijkstra, H. H.; Zong-jie, F.; Gardner, R. N.; Gavrilova, V. A.; Goncharova, I. A.; Harries, P. J.; Hartman, J. H.; Hautmann, M.; Hoeh, W. R.; Hylleberg, J.; Bao-yu, J.; Johnston, P.; Kirkendale, L.; Kleemann, K.; Koppka, J.; Kříž, J.; Machado, D.; Malchus, N.; Márquez-Aliaga, A.; Masse, J.-P.; McRoberts, C. A.; Middelfart, P.U.; Mitchell, S.; Nevesskaja, L. A.; Özer, S.; Pojeta, J. Jr.; Polubotko, I.V.; Pons, J. M.; Popov, S.; Sánchez, T.; Sartori, A. F.; Scott, R. W.; Sey, I. I.; Signorelli, J. H.; Silantiev, V. V.; Skelton, P. W.; Steuber, T.; Waterhouse, J. B.; Wingard, G. L.; Yancey, T. (2011). A synoptical classification of the Bivalvia (Mollusca). Paleontological Contributions. 4: 1-47. - via World Register of Marine Species

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