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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4870391	https://www.gbif.org/species/4870391
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	26957	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=26957

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Protorthida : Protorthidae : Protorthis

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
-	Lophophorata
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Rhynchonellata	Williams et al. 1996
order	Protorthida	Schuchert and Cooper 1931
superfamily	Protorthoidea	Schuchert and Cooper 1931
family	Protorthidae	Schuchert and Cooper 1931
genus	Protorthis	Hall & Clarke 1892

Scientific Name

Protorthis Hall & Clarke, 1892

Name Published In

Geol. Surv. State of New York. Palaeontology 8

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Protorthis	genus	belongs to Protorthidae	stated without evidence	Cooper, 1976
Protorthis	genus	belongs to Protorthidae	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2000
Protorthis	genus	belongs to Orthida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

513 - 499 Ma
Cambrian

Last Recorded Appearance

479 - 466 Ma
Ordovician

Motility

stationary, attached (based on Brachiopoda)

Vision

blind (based on Rhynchonellata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Brachiopoda)

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)
Protorthis dougaldensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Protorthis gaspensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Protorthis helena species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Protorthis hunnebergensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Protorthis iones species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Protorthis laevis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Protorthis nautes species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Protorthis porcias species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Protorthis spencei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Protorthis sugaldensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Protorthis vermontensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Protorthis wingi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1976	Protorthis Cooper p. 280
2000	Protorthis Williams et al. p. 710
2002	Protorthis Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Cooper G. A. (1976) Lower Cambrian brachiopods from the Rift Valley (Isreal and Jordan), Journal of Paleontology 50 2, 269-289

Williams A., Carlson S. J., et al (2000) Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volumes 2 & 3, Linguliformea, Craniiformea, Rhynchonelliformea (part)., Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, 1-919

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

Nomenclator Zoologicus (authority adjusted) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

in Matthew, Proc. Roy. Soc. Canada, 8, 1890, Trans. Sect. 4, 131 (note). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Geol. Surv. State of New York. Palaeontology 8 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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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