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Derbyia auriplexa

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Derbyiidae

Taxonomy
Derbyia auriplexa was named by Hoover (1981). Its type specimen is USNM 220982, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 13, mule trail between El Portachuelo and Mucuchachi, which is in a Kungurian deep subtidal shelf wackestone in the Palmarito Formation of Venezuela.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. ciscoensis, D. deercreekensis, D. kansasensis, D. plattsmouthensis, D. robusta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Derbyia auriplexa Hoover p. 42 figs. Pl 1, figs 30-36

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderOrthotetidaWaagen 1884
superfamilyOrthotetoidea
familyDerbyiidae
genusDerbyia
speciesauriplexa

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.

†Derbyia auriplexa Hoover 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height115.5

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 05:25:57
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:25:57
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Kungurian or 279.30000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Venezuela (Merida) Derbyia auriplexa (41508 41514 type locality: 41517)