Fossil group:
Brachiopoda
Superfamily
Plectorthoidea
Schuchert et LeVene, 1929
Taxon ID: 583
| 2009-11-20
/ 2013-06-05
Belongs to:
Orthidina
Sister taxa: Orthoidea
Contains: Cremnorthidae | Eoorthidae | Platystrophiidae | Plectorthidae | Ranorthidae | Rhactorthidae | Wangyuiidae
Stratigraphic range: Middle Cambrian (old nomenclature) – Ludlow | ~ 521,0–418,7 Ma
Baltoscandian species (in database): 41
Selection of related publications
- Hints, L., 2012b. New Hirnantian orthide brachiopods from the type section of the Porkuni Stage (Porkuni quarry, northeastern Estonia) [DOI]
- Rubel, 2011. Silurian brachiopods Dictyonellida, Strophomenida, Productida, Orthotetida, Protorthida and Orthida from Estonia
- Zuykov & Harper, 2007. Platystrophia (Orthida) and new related Ordovician and Early Silurian brachiopod genera [DOI]
- Egerquist & Holmer, 2006. Early-Middle Ordovician (Billingen- Volkhov stages) Orthide and Protorthide brachiopods from the East Baltic [DOI]
- Hints, L., 1990a. Ordovician articulate brachiopods.
- Põlma et al., 1988. Lithology and fauna of the Caradoc Series type sections in North Estonia
- Hints, L., 1973. New Orthacean Brachiopods from the Middle Ordovician of the East Baltic area and Sweden
- Hints, L., 1968. Cremnorthis and Paurorthis (Brachiopoda) in the Middle Ordovician of Estonia
- Rõõmusoks, 1964. Some brachiopods from the Ordovician of Estonia
- Rubel, 1963a. Silurian brachiopods Orthida of Estonia
- Rubel, 1962b. Estonian Llandoverian Brachiopods of the superfamily Orthacea
- Rubel, 1961a. Lower-Ordovician brachiopods of the superfamilies Orthacea, Dalmanellacea and Syntrophiacea of Eastern Baltic
- Oraspõld, 1959. Some representatives of the Superfamily Orthacea from the Upper Ordovician of Estonia
- Oraspõld, 1956. New brachiopods from the Jõhvi, Keila and Vasalemma stages
- Alichova, 1953. Index brachiopod fauna of Ordovician deposits of NW Russian Platform
- Öpik, 1939a. Brachiopoden und Ostrakoden aus dem Expansusschiefer Norwegens
- Öpik, 1930a. Brachiopoda Protremata der estländischen ordovizischen Kukruse-Stufe
- Schmidt, 1858. Untersuchungen über die silurische Formation von Ehstland, Nord-Livland und Oesel