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Hesperorthidae ✝
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Hesperorthidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Hesperorthidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 488 - 472 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 409 - 392 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Orthida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Orthida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | BODY SIZE: Based on component genera; 5 of 5 genera share 10 to < 100 length, 6 of 6 share 10 to < 100 width. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | N. Zhang. 1989. Wenlockian (Silurian) brachiopods of the Cape Phillips Formation, Baillie Hamilton Island, Arctic Canada: part I. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 206(1-3):49-97 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Barbarorthis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 31 | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Dolerorthis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 448 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Flabellitesia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 22 | 443 Ma Silurian | 426 Ma Silurian | |
| Hesperorthis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 458 | 488 Ma Cambrian | 421 Ma Silurian | |
| Lordorthis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Paradolerorthis ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ptychopleurella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 213 | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Schizonema ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 71 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 423 Ma Silurian | |
| Schizoramma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1931 | Hesperorthidae Schuchert and Cooper |
| 1964 | Hesperorthidae Rõõmusoks |
| 1964 | Hesperorthidae Wright |
| 1982 | Hesperorthidae Wright p. 56 |
| 2000 | Hesperorthidae Williams et al. p. 737 |
| 2011 | Hesperorthidae Rubel |
| 2014 | Hesperorthidae Jakobsen et al. |
| 2016 | Hesperorthidae Paškevi?ius and Hints |
| 2017 | Hesperorthidae Liljeroth et al. |
References
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!
