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Orientospira gregaria

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Rastelligeridae

Taxonomy
Orientospira gregaria was named by Dagys (1965). Its type specimen is IGiG 216/118 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rossokha (Bulun) River, Monotis ochotica beds, below mouth Tokur-Yuryakh River, which is in a Sevatian marine siliciclastic in the Russian Federation.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Orientospira gregaria Dagys p. 102 figs. Pl 16, figs 1-4
1974Orientospira gregaria Dagys p. 145 figs. Pl 41, fig 3; text-fig 100
1976Orientospira gregaria Bychkov et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderSpiriferinidaIvanova 1972
suborderCyrtinidinaCarter and Johnson 1994
superfamilySpondylospiroideaHoover 1991
familyRastelligeridaeCarter 1994
subfamilyDentospiriferininaeCarter 1994
genusOrientospira
speciesgregaria

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.

Orientospira gregaria Dagys 1965
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height412.77.2017.114.74.64

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Alaunian to the top of the Norian or 215.56000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5Russian Federation Orientospira gregaria (128070)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Russian Federation Orientospira gregaria (128056)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Russian Federation Orientospira gregaria (127986 type locality: 128068 128069)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Orientospira gregaria (98323)