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Euorthisina

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Euorthisinidae

Taxonomy
Euorthisina is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Euorthisinidae.

It was assigned to Euorthisinidae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Articulata by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Euorthisina Williams et al. p. 769
2002Eurorthisina Sepkoski

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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
superfamilyPlectorthoideaSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
familyEuorthisinidaeHavlicek 1977
genusEuorthisina

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.

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†Euorthisina nazarenensis Benedetto 2007
†Euorthisina orthiformis Havlicek and Branisa 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al (2002).g
Created: 2009-06-04 07:48:27
Modified: 2009-06-04 09:48:27
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Tremadoc to the top of the Oretanian or 486.40000 to 461.00000 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Argentina (Salta) E. nazarenensis (74338)
Floian477.1 - 471.3China (Hubei) E. kobayashii, E. orthiformis (203694 203695 203696) E. multicostata (186117 186120 186121)
Floian477.1 - 471.3Morocco E. minor (56592)
Floian477.1 - 471.3Peru E. orthiformis (185982 185983 185984)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (Guizhou) E. sp. (4755 4761 4763)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0United Kingdom (Shropshire) E. moesta (43918 43924 43926 43929 43930)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Bolivia E. sp. (8845)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (Hubei) E. sp. (4709 4714 4715 4720)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0United Kingdom (England) E. sp. (3684)
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4China (Hubei) E. multicostata (186122 186124 186126)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2China (Hubei) E. multicostata (186128 186129 186131 186133)
Oretanian468.0 - 461.0Spain (Sevilla) E. sp. (20925)
Oretanian468.0 - 461.0Morocco E. minor (20985 56176 56178) E. sp. (20978)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Czechia (Prague) E. sp. (76458)