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Dielasmatinae

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae

Taxonomy

Dielasmatinae was named by Schuchert (1913).

It was assigned to Dielasmatidae by Feldman (2002), Williams et al. (2006) and Feldman (2017).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1913	Dielasmatinae Schuchert
2002	Dielasmatinae Feldman p. 37
2006	Dielasmatinae Williams et al. p. 2029
2017	Dielasmatinae Feldman p. 91

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
—	Lophophorata
—	Panbrachiopoda	Carlson and Cohen 2020
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805

Rank	Name	Author
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Rhynchonellata	Williams et al. 1996
order	Terebratulida
suborder	Terebratulidina
superfamily	Dielasmatoidea	Schuchert 1913
family	Dielasmatidae	Schuchert 1913
subfamily	Dielasmatinae	Schuchert 1913
subfamily	Dielasmatinae	Schuchert 1913

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. †Dielasmatinae Schuchert 1913

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G. †Adygella Dagys 1959

†Adygella biplicata Dagys 1963

†Adygella bittneri von Wöhrmann 1889

Invalid names: Terebratula woehrmanniana Bittner 1890 [synonym]

†Adygella circulata Sun and Shi 1985

†Adygella cubanica Dagys 1959

†Adygella himalayana Bittner 1899

†Adygella pentagonalis Jin and Sun 1976

†Adygella rugosoplicata Xu 1978

†Adygella socotrana Gaetani 2018

†Adygella subsphaerica Xu 1978

G. †Amygdalocosta Waterhouse 1967

†Amygdalocosta extensa Reed 1944

†Amygdalocosta rara Waterhouse 1967

G. †Aspidothyris

†Aspidothyris kraffti Diener 1908

G. †Bittnerithyris Popov 2017

†Bittnerithyris margaritovi Bittner 1899

G. †Coenothyris Douvillé 1879

†Coenothyris acuta Radulovic et al. 1992

†Coenothyris cuccensis Bittner 1902

†Coenothyris elongata Yang and Xu 1966

†Coenothyris kraffti Bittner 1902

†Coenothyris oweni Feldman 2002

†Coenothyris pyriformis Jin et al. 1979

†Coenothyris radulovici Urosevic 1988

†Coenothyris vulgaris Schlotheim 1820

†Terebratula (Coenothyris) cuccensis Bittner 1902

†Terebratula (Coenothyris) kraffti Bittner 1902

G. †Cruratula

†Cruratula beyrichii Bittner 1890

†Cruratula eudora Laube 1865

†Cruratula eudoxa Bittner 1890

†Waldheimia (Cruratula) carinthiaca von Hauer 1857

†Waldheimia (Cruratula) damesi Bittner 1890

†Waldheimia (Cruratula) vespremica Frech 1912

G. †Dareithyris Siblík 1991

†Dareithyris vulgaris Siblík 1991

G. †Dielasma Beede and Rogers 1900

†Dielasma adamanteum Cooper and Grant 1976

†Dielasma adamanteum angulatum Cooper and Grant 1976

†Dielasma ambiense Reed 1944

†Dielasma angustaeformis Zeng 1993

†Dielasma antecedens Grabau 1936

†Dielasma anteplicatum Grabau 1931

†Dielasma anterolatum Cooper and Grant 1976

†Dielasma bakhense Reed 1944

†Dielasma bellulum Cooper and Grant 1976

†Dielasma brevicostatum Cooper 1957

†Dielasma carinthiacum Schellwien 1892

†Dielasma chapini Smith 1927

†Dielasma compactum Cooper and Grant 1976

†Dielasma complanatus Tong 1978

†Dielasma convexa Zavodovsky 1959

†Dielasma cordatum Girty 1909

†Dielasma curvatum Tschernyschew 1902

†Dielasma dadanense Reed 1936

†Dielasma diabloense Stehli 1954

†Dielasma dieneri Grabau and Yoh 1928

†Dielasma dubium Tschernyschew 1902

†Dielasma einori Zavodovsky 1958

†Dielasma ellipsoideum Cooper and Grant 1976

†Dielasma ellipticum Netschajew 1894

†Dielasma elongatum von Schlotheim 1816

Invalid names: Terebratulites complanatus von Schlotheim 1816 [synonym], Terebratulites latus von Schlotheim 1816 [synonym], Terebratulites sufflatus von Schlotheim 1816 [synonym]

†Dielasma emarginatum Cooper and Grant 1976

†Dielasma expansum Cooper and Grant 1976

†Dielasma fabiforme Cooper and Grant 1976

†Dielasma floresi Cooper 1953

†Dielasma giganteum Tschernyschew 1902

†Dielasma giganteum anteplicatum Grabau 1931

†Dielasma gillingense Davidson 1857

†Dielasma glabrum Tong 1978

†Dielasma grabaui Fantini Sestini 1965

†Dielasma gracile Cooper and Grant 1976

†Dielasma grandi Mansuy 1912

†Dielasma guttula Waagen 1882

†Dielasma hessense Cooper and Grant 1976

†Dielasma himalayana Bittner 1899

†Dielasma indentum Grabau 1936

†Dielasma itaitubense Derby 1874

†Dielasma jisuense Grabau 1931

†Dielasma kirillowense Licharew 1913

†Dielasma labiatum Cooper and Grant 1976

†Dielasma liardensis Whiteaves 1889

†Dielasma ligonorum Cooper and Grant 1976

†Dielasma longisulcatum Cooper and Grant 1976

†Dielasma magniforaminiferum Cooper and Grant 1976

†Dielasma mapingense Grabau 1936

†Dielasma mapingensis Grabau 1936

†Dielasma microrhynchum Cooper and Grant 1976

†Dielasma millepunctatum Hall 1858

†Dielasma minor Waagen 1882

†Dielasma moelleri Tschernyschew 1902

†Dielasma nexile Reed 1944

†Dielasma obesum Cooper and Grant 1976

†Dielasma orientalis Grabau 1931

†Dielasma ovoidale Reed 1944

†Dielasma parmularis Jin and Fang 1985

†Dielasma perangustum Reed 1944

†Dielasma perplexum Cooper and Grant 1976

†Dielasma phosphoriensis Branson 1930

†Dielasma pictile Cooper and Grant 1976

†Dielasma planidorsatum Cooper and Grant 1976

†Dielasma plica Kutorga 1842

†Dielasma plica arcuatum Reed 1944

†Dielasma prolongatum Girty 1909

†Dielasma purdoni Reed 1944

†Dielasma pygmaeum Cooper and Grant 1976

†Dielasma radiatum Termier et al. 1974

†Dielasma rectimarginatum Cooper 1957

†Dielasma redux Reed 1944

†Dielasma rigbyi Cooper and Grant 1976

†Dielasma robustum Smirnova 2004

†Dielasma rotundum Chronic 1949

†Dielasma scitulum Chronic 1949

†Dielasma shafterense King 1931

†Dielasma spatulatum Girty 1909

†Dielasma sphena Hu 1990

†Dielasma stoschensis Dunbar 1955

†Dielasma subcirculare Cooper and Grant 1976

†Dielasma subcylindricum Cooper and Grant 1976

†Dielasma subelongatum Grabau 1934

†Dielasma subelongatum Smirnova 2007

†Dielasma subelongatum kundensis Reed 1944

†Dielasma sulcatum Girty 1909

†Dielasma sultanense Reed 1944

†Dielasma supracarbonicum Tschernyschew 1902

†Dielasma toulai Schellwien 1892

†Dielasma trimuense Reed 1944

†Dielasma truncatum Cooper 1957

†Dielasma truncatum Waagen 1882

†Dielasma uniplicatum Cooper and Grant 1976

†Dielasma vesiculare de Koninck 1851

†Dielasma vicinale Reed 1944

†Dielasma virgoides M'Coy 1844

Invalid names: Dielasma hastatum Sowerby 1824 [synonym]

†Dielasma zebratum Cooper and Grant 1976

†Dielasma zhijinense Liao 1980

G. †Dielasmina Waagen 1882

†Dielasmina crassiplicata Reed 1944

†Dielasmina globosa Reed 1944

†Dielasmina gravida Reed 1944

†Dielasmina peregrina Reed 1944

†Dielasmina perinflata Shumard 1859

†Dielasmina perovalis Reed 1944

†Dielasmina plicata Waagen 1882

†Dielasmina xizangensis Jin and Sun 1981

G. †Dongbaella

G. †Ectoposia Cooper and Grant 1976

†Ectoposia grandis Cooper and Grant 1976

†Ectoposia wildei Cooper and Grant 1976

G. †Elasmata Waterhouse 1982

†Elasmata retusa Waterhouse 1982

G. †Fletcherithyris Campbell 1965

†Fletcherithyris antesulcata Waterhouse 1983

†Fletcherithyris biundata M'Coy 1847

Invalid names: Terebratula amygdala Dana 1847 [replaced]

†Fletcherithyris braxtonensis Waterhouse 1982

†Fletcherithyris canni Campbell 1965

†Fletcherithyris farleyensis Campbell 1965

†Fletcherithyris galbina Waterhouse 1982

†Fletcherithyris hardmani Campbell 1965

†Fletcherithyris illawarrensis Campbell 1965

†Fletcherithyris parkesi Campbell 1965

†Fletcherithyris reidi Campbell 1965

†Fletcherithyris scotti Campbell 1965

Invalid names: Fletcherina Stehli 1961 [replaced]

G. †Pirithyris Sun and Ye 1982

†Pirithyris pius Sun and Ye 1982

G. †Plectelasma Cooper and Grant 1969

†Plectelasma dubium Cooper and Grant 1976

†Plectelasma guadalupense Girty 1909

†Plectelasma kingi Cooper and Grant 1969

†Plectelasma nitidum Cooper and Grant 1976

†Plectelasma planidorsatum Cooper and Grant 1976

G. †Praerhaetina Urosevic 1980

G. †Sulcatinella Dagys 1974

†Sulcatinella dorsaplana Sun 1981

†Sulcatinella elongata Wu et al. 2023

†Sulcatinella gregalis Bittner 1902

†Sulcatinella incrassata Bittner 1890

†Sulcatinella opima Yang and Yin 1962

†Sulcatinella semiplana Bittner 1902

†Sulcatinella subsulcata Senkowiczowa and Popiel-Barczyk 1996

†Sulcatinella sulcata Dagys 1974

†Sulcatinella waehneri Bukowski 1899

G. †Tibetothyris Jin and Sun 1976

†Tibetothyris depressa Jin and Sun 1976

†Tibetothyris hamishi MacFarlan 2023

†Tibetothyris johnstoni MacFarlan 2023

†Tibetothyris julica Bittner 1890

G. †Tosuhuthyris Sun and Ye 1982

†Tosuhuthyris lens Jin et al. 1979

†Tosuhuthyris obliquus Sun and Ye 1982

†Tosuhuthyris sulcus Sun and Ye 1982

G. †Tunethyris

†Tunethyris blodgetti Feldman 2017

G. †Whitspakia Stehli 1964

†Whitspakia biplex Waagen 1882

†Whitspakia breviplicatum Waagen 1882

†Whitspakia problematica Davidson 1862

†Whitspakia schucherti Beede 1902

Invalid names: Pakistania Stehli 1961 [replaced]

G. †Yochelsonia Stehli 1961

†Yochelsonia stehlii Campbell 1965

†Yochelsonia sulcata Sun 1991

†Yochelsonia thomasi Stehli 1961

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

low Mg calcitep

Environment:

marineuc

Locomotion:

stationaryo

Attached:

yesp

Life habit:

low-level epifaunalo

Diet:

suspension feedero

Vision:

blindc

Created:

2004-02-28 14:14:12

Modified:

2018-11-10 17:47:38

Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade

References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Otapirian or 393.30000 to 201.60000 Ma

Collections (1316 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Oldest occurrences
Eifelian	393.3 - 387.7	Germany	Dielasma sp. (127762)
Early/Lower Famennian	376.1 - 370.6	China	Dielasma corculum, Dielasma kingi (162317)
Famennian	372.2 - 358.9	USA (New Mexico)	Dielasma coriformes (231554)
Late/Upper Famennian	364.7 - 360.7	China	Dielasma corcula, Dielasma kingi (162314) Dielasma corculum, Dielasma kingi (162315)
Kinderhookian	358.9 - 352.0	USA (Texas)	Dielasma sp. (62494 62497)
Kinderhookian	358.9 - 352.0	Canada (Yukon)	Dielasma sp. (546)
Kinderhookian	358.9 - 352.0	USA (Iowa)	Dielasma sp. (62482)
Kinderhookian	358.9 - 352.0	Canada (Alberta)	Dielasma sp. (8610)
Kinderhookian	358.9 - 352.0	USA (Montana)	Dielasma sp. (545 7311)
Early/Lower Mississippian	358.9 - 346.7	USA (California)	Dielasma sp. (226426)
Youngest occurrences
Time interval	Ma	Country or state	PBDB collection number
Lacian	221.5 - 215.56	China (Xizang)	Cruratula beyrichii (110254) Tibetothyris julica (110216) Tibetothyris julica, Tibetothyris depressa (110253)
Lacian	221.5 - 215.56	Austria	Adygella biplicata (66932)
Lacian	221.5 - 215.56	China (Yunnan)	Adygella pentagonalis, Adygella circulata (132565)
Alaunian	215.56 - 212.0	China (Xizang)	Sulcatinella dorsaplana (132640)
Sevatian	212.0 - 205.6	Serbia and Montenegro	Coenothyris radulovici (56636 56800)
Rhaetian	208.5 - 201.3	Papua New Guinea (Western Highland)	Dielasma elongatum, Dielasma itaitubense (42523) Dielasma itaitubense (42520 42524)
Rhaetian	208.5 - 201.3	New Zealand	Dielasma sp. (50760)
Otapirian	205.6 - 201.6	New Caledonia	Tibetothyris hamishi (133784 237399) Tibetothyris johnstoni (178180)
Otapirian	205.6 - 201.6	New Zealand (Southland)	Tibetothyris hamishi (237309)
Otapirian	205.6 - 201.6	New Zealand	Tibetothyris hamishi (134023 134024 134150 134191 135163 135323 154120 237406 237438) Tibetothyris johnstoni (134444 135052 237426)