Diparelasma Ulrich and Cooper 1936 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Finkelnburgiidae

Full reference: E. O. Ulrich and G. A. Cooper. 1936. New Genera and Species of Ozarkian and Canadian Brachiopods. Journal of Paleontology 10(7):616-631

Parent taxon: Finkelnburgiidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Fasciculina, Finkelnburgia, Guoleella, Notoscaphidia, Orusia

Subtaxa: Diparelasma pogonipensis Diparelasma typicum

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Type: Diparelasma typicum

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of United States (21: Alabama, Alaska, Idaho, Nevada, Utah collections)

• Whiterockian of United States (1: Utah)

• Cassinian of United States (11: Missouri, Tennessee, Utah)

• Dawan of China (1)

• Arenigian of United States (2: Nevada, Utah)

• Arenig of China (8), the United Kingdom (1)

• Canadian of Canada (4: Northwest Territories), United States (2: Maryland)

Total: 51 collections including 55 occurrences

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