Diplanus Stehli 1954 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Derbyiidae

Full reference: F.G. Stehli. 1954. Lower Leonardian Brachiopoda of the Sierra Diablo. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 105(3):257-358

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Derbyia, Dorsoscyphus, Nothopindax, Streptopomum

Subtaxa: Diplanus apochordus Diplanus catatonus Diplanus dilatus Diplanus lamellatus Diplanus rarus Diplanus redactus Diplanus stanleyi

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Greece (3 collections), United States (73: Texas)

• Carboniferous to Permian of United States (3: California)

• Carboniferous of United States (4: Texas)

Total: 83 collections including 93 occurrences

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