{"id":424,"date":"2013-10-15T23:52:24","date_gmt":"2013-10-15T23:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ordovicianatlas.org\/?page_id=424"},"modified":"2016-09-22T09:56:00","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T13:56:00","slug":"glyptorthis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ordovicianatlas.org\/atlas\/brachiopoda\/rhynchonellata\/orthida\/glyptorthidae\/glyptorthis\/","title":{"rendered":"Glyptorthis<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Classification<\/strong>
\nPhylum:\u00a0Brachiopoda<\/a>
\nClass:\u00a0Rhynchonellata<\/a>
\nOrder:\u00a0Orthida<\/a>
\nFamily:\u00a0Glyptorthidae<\/a>
\nGenus: Glyptorthis<\/em> Foerste, 1914
\nCincinnatian species: Glyptorthis insculpta<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Geologic Range<\/strong>
\nLower Ordovician (Llanvirn) \u2013 Middle Silurian (Wenlock)<\/p>\n

Common Paleoecology<\/strong>
\nGlyptorthis<\/em> is an extinct genus of stationary, epifaunal suspension feeders<\/p>\n

Genus Characteristics<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Moderately sized, biconvex shell with clear radial ornament<\/li>\n
  • Many prominent concentric laminae, creates cross-hatched pattern<\/li>\n
  • Hole under the pedicle opening is triangular<\/li>\n
  • Shell shape ranges from subquadrate to subelliptical<\/li>\n
  • Dorsal interarea small<\/li>\n
  • Muscle scars on the ventral valve are heart-shaped, with the \u201copen\u201d part of the heart shape opening anteriorly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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    Geographic Occurrences<\/strong><\/p>\n

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