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Whitspakia breviplicatum

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae

Taxonomy
Dielasma breviplicatum was named by Waagen (1882).

It was recombined as Dielasma (Heterelasma) breviplicatum by Reed (1944); it was recombined as Pakistania breviplicatum by Stehli (1961); it was recombined as Whitspakia breviplicatum by Stehli (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Dielasma breviplicatum Waagen p. 356 figs. Pl 25, figs 6,8; pl 30, figs 11,12
1944Dielasma (Heterelasma) breviplicatum Reed p. 160
1961Pakistania breviplicatum Stehli p. 463
1964Whitspakia breviplicatum Stehli p. 610

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyDielasmatoideaSchuchert 1913
familyDielasmatidaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyDielasmatinaeSchuchert 1913
genusWhitspakia
speciesbreviplicatum()

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.

†Whitspakia breviplicatum Waagen 1882
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height210.510.011.010.50.707

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

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.51000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Dielasma breviplicatum (88933 90253 126009 126280 126344 126345 126463 126693 127025)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902Pakistan Dielasma breviplicatum (126753 126762)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Pakistan Dielasma breviplicatum (82636 89064 119611 119637)