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Orthotetes canadensis

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Orthotetidae

Taxonomy
Orthotetes canadensis was named by Shi and Waterhouse (1996). Its type specimen is GSC 96877 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is JBW109, Ettrain Creek, which is in a Sakmarian marine sandstone in the Jungle Creek Formation of Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. chemungensis, O. mutabilis, O. protensus, O. springerensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Orthotetes canadensis Shi and Waterhouse p. 48 figs. Pl 2, figs 1-10; pl 3, figs 1-9,11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderOrthotetidaWaagen 1884
superfamilyOrthotetoidea
familyOrthotetidae
genusOrthotetes
speciescanadensis

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.

†Orthotetes canadensis Shi and Waterhouse 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 05:25:57
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:25:57
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Artinskian or 293.52000 to 279.30000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Canada (Yukon) Orthotetes canadensis (117681 117684 117702 117718 type locality: 117729 117733 117737 117752 117758)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Canada (Yukon) Orthotetes canadensis (117706 117716 117743 117746 117747)