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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4870404	https://www.gbif.org/species/4870404
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	26879	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=26879

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Archaeorthidae : Nothorthis

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	Orthida	Schuchert and Cooper 1932
suborder	Orthidina	Schuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamily	Orthoidea	Woodward 1852
family	Archaeorthidae	Williams et al. 2007
genus	Nothorthis	Ulrich & Cooper 1938

Scientific Name

Nothorthis Ulrich & Cooper, 1938

Name Published In

Spec. Pap. Geol. Soc. Amer., 13

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Nothorthis	genus	belongs to Orthinae	stated with evidence	Rubel, 1961
Nothorthis	genus	belongs to Ranorthidae	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2000
Nothorthis	genus	belongs to Orthida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Nothorthis	genus	belongs to Archaeorthidae	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2007

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

485 - 478 Ma
Paleozoic

Last Recorded Appearance

461 - 450 Ma
Ordovician

Motility

stationary, attached (based on Orthida)

Vision

blind (based on Rhynchonellata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Orthida)

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)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Nothorthis delicatula ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Nothorthis marginata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	485 Ma Cambrian	485 Ma Cambrian
Nothorthis penetrabilis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		20	478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Nothorthis pennsylvanica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nothorthis perplexa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		16	478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	467 Ma Middle Ordovician
Nothorthis subpyramidalis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	467 Ma Middle Ordovician	467 Ma Middle Ordovician
Nothorthis tarda ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	466 Ma Middle Ordovician	461 Ma Middle Ordovician
Nothorthis transversa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Althorthis Andreeva, 1960	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Archaeorthidae : *Althorthis*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1938	Nothorthis Ulrich and Cooper
1961	Nothorthis Rubel
2000	Nothorthis Williams et al. p. 777
2002	Nothorthis Sepkoski, Jr.
2007	Nothorthis Williams et al. p. 2687
2011	Nothorthis Hansen and Holmer

References

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

Rubel M. (1961) Brakhiopody nadsemejstv Orthacea, Dalmanellacea i Syntrophiacea iz nizhnego ordovika Pribaltiki [Lower Ordovician brachiopods of the superfamilies Orthacea, Dalmanellacea and Syntrophiacea of the Eastern Baltic], Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Geoloogia Instituudi Uurimused 6, 141-224

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

Williams A., Brunton C. H. C., et al (2007) , Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part H, Revised, Brachiopoda Volume 6: Supplement 6, 2321-2355

Hansen J., Holmer L. E. (2011) Taxonomy and biostratigraphy of Ordovician brachiopods from northeastern Ny Friesland, Spitsbergen, Zootaxa 3076, 1-122

GBIF/Paleo Database - 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

Spec. Pap. Geol. Soc. Amer., 13 - 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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