Superfamily

Plectorthoidea Schuchert et Le Vene, 1929

Selection of related publications

Hints, L. 2012. New Hirnantian orthide brachiopods from the type section of the Porkuni Stage (Porkuni quarry, northeastern Estonia). Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences 61, 4, 227–241. DOI:10.3176/earth.2012.4.04

Rubel, M. 2011. Silurian brachiopods Dictyonellida, Strophomenida, Productida, Orthotetida, Protorthida and Orthida from Estonia. Fossilia Baltica 4, pp. 1-133. Tartu Ülikooli geoloogia instituut.

Zuykov, M. A., Harper, D. A. T. 2007. Platystrophia (Orthida) and new related Ordovician and Early Silurian brachiopod genera. Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences 56, 1, 11-34.

Egerquist, E., Holmer, L. E. 2006. Early-Middle Ordovician (Billingen- Volkhov stages) Orthide and Protorthide brachiopods from the East Baltic. GFF 128, 4, 339-348. DOI:10.1080/11035890601284339

Zuykov, M. A., Egerquist, E. 2005. A new Platystrophia-like brachiopod genus from the Ordovician Boda Limestone of Dalarna, Sweden. pp. 1-5. DOI:10.1080/11035890501271001

Hints, L. 1990. Ordovician articulate brachiopods. Field Meeting Estonia 1990. An Excursion Guidebook, pp. 58-61. Estonian Academy of Sciences.

Hints, L. 1973. New Orthacean Brachiopods from the Middle Ordovician of the East Baltic area and Sweden. Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Toimetised. Keemia, Geoloogia / Известия Академии наук Эстонской ССР. Химия. Геология 22, 3, 248-256. DOI:10.3176/chem.geol.1973.3.10

Hints, L. M. 1968. Cremnorthis and Paurorthis (Brachiopoda) in the Middle Ordovician of Estonia. Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Toimetised. Keemia, Geoloogia / Известия Академии наук Эстонской ССР. Химия. Геология 17, 4, 386-392. DOI:10.3176/chem.geol.1968.4.09

Rõõmusoks, A. 1964. Some brachiopods from the Ordovician of Estonia. Tartu Riikliku Ülikooli Toimetised 153, II, 3-28.

Rubel, M. P. 1963. Silurian brachiopods Orthida of Estonia. ENSV TA Geoloogia Instituudi Uurimused XIII, 109-160.

Rubel, M. P. 1962. Estonian Llandoverian Brachiopods of the superfamily Orthacea. ENSV TA Geoloogia Instituudi Uurimused IX, 75-92.

Rubel, M. P. 1961. Lower-Ordovician brachiopods of the superfamilies Orthacea, Dalmanellacea and Syntrophiacea of Eastern Baltic. ENSV TA Geoloogia Instituudi Uurimused VI, 141-226.

Oraspõld, A. L. 1959. Some representatives of the Superfamily Orthacea from the Upper Ordovician of Estonia. Tartu Riikliku Ülikooli Toimetised 75, I, 51-79.

Oraspõld, A. L. 1956. New brachiopods from the Jõhvi, Keila and Vasalemma stages. ENSV TA Geoloogia Instituudi Uurimused I, 41-67.

Alichova, T. N. 1953. Rukovodâŝaâ fauna brahiopod ordovikskih otloženij severo-zapadnoj časti Russkoj platformy. pp. 1-163. Gosgeolizdat.

Alichova, T. N. 1951. Brahiopody srednej i verhnej časti nižnego silura Leningradskoj oblasti i ih stratigrafičeskoe značenie. pp. 1-71. Gosgeolizdat.

Öpik, A. 1939. Brachiopoden und Ostrakoden aus dem Expansusschiefer Norwegens. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 19, 117-142.

Öpik, A. 1930. Brachiopoda Protremata der estländischen ordovizischen Kukruse-Stufe. Tartu Ülikooli Geoloogia Instituudi Toimetused 20, 1-261.

List of species

1. Apheoorthina daunus (Walcott, 1905) | Billingen Stage

2. Cremnorthis parva Williams, 1963 | Keila Stage→Oandu Stage

3. Cremnorthis sp. A Hints, 1972 | Lasnamägi Stage

4. Cremnorthis sp. B Hints, 1972 | Uhaku Stage

5. Cremnorthis uhakuana Hints, 1968 | Uhaku Stage→Idavere Substage

6. Hebertella estonica Rõõmusoks, 1964 | Pirgu Stage

7. Neoplatystrophia affabilis (Rubel, 1962) | Juuru Stage→Raikküla Stage

8. Neoplatystrophia humilis (Oraspõld, 1959) | Vormsi Stage→Porkuni Stage

9. Neoplatystrophia jaaniensis (Rubel, 1963) | Jaani Stage

10. Neoplatystrophia lutkevichi (Alichova, 1951)

11. Neoplatystrophia ovalis (Alichova, 1951) | Rakvere Stage

12. Neoplatystrophia quadriplicata (Alichova, 1951) | Rakvere Stage

13. Neoplatystrophia saxbyensis (Oraspõld, 1959) | Vormsi Stage→Pirgu Stage

14. Neoplatystrophia triata (Oraspõld, 1956)

15. Platystrophia baltica Zuykov et Harper, 2007 | Lasnamägi Stage→Kukruse Stage

16. Platystrophia chama (Eichwald, 1840) | Haljala Stage

17. Platystrophia costata (Pander, 1830) | Kunda Stage

18. Platystrophia crassoplicata Alichova, 1951 | Haljala Stage→Oandu Stage

19. Platystrophia dentata (Pander, 1830)

20. Platystrophia lata Alichova, 1951 | Idavere Substage

Classification

Organism group	Biota
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Brachiopoda
Subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea
Class	Rhynchonellata
Order	Orthida
Suborder	Orthidina
Superfamily	Orthoidea
	Plectorthoidea
Family	Cremnorthidae
	Eoorthidae
	Platystrophiidae
	Plectorthidae
	Ranorthidae
	Rhactorthidae
	Wangyuiidae