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Dyscoliidae

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dyscoliidae

Taxonomy
Dyscoliidae was named by Fischer and Oehlert (1891). It is extant. Its type is Dyscolia.

It was assigned to Dyscolioidea by Williams et al. (2006), Emig et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Dyscoliidae Fischer and Oehlert
2006Dyscoliidae Williams et al. p. 2136
2013Dyscoliidae Emig et al. p. 77

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyDyscolioideaFischer and Oehlert 1891
familyDyscoliidaeFischer and Oehlert 1891
familyDyscoliidaeFischer and Oehlert 1891

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.

Fm. Dyscoliidae Fischer and Oehlert 1891
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Subfm. Aenigmathyridinae Cooper 1983
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Abyssothyris briggsi Cooper 1978
Abyssothyris wyvillei Davidson 1878
G. †Aenigmathyris Cooper 1971
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Aenigmathyris stearnsi Cooper 1971
G. †Ceramisia Cooper 1983
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Ceramisia meneghiniana Seguenza 1865
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Faksethyris nielseni Asgaard 1971
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Invalid names: Terebratula cincta Nielsen 1911 [replaced]
Subfm. Dyscoliinae Fischer and Oehlert 1891
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Dyscolia guiscardiana Seguenza 1865
Dyscolia radiata Cooper 1974
Dyscolia subquadrata Jeffreys 1878
Dyscolia wyvillei Davidson 1878
G. †Waisiuthyrina Beets 1942
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Subfm. †Eurysoriinae Cooper 1983
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G. †Eurysoria Cooper 1983
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Eurysoria compressa Cooper 1983
Eurysoria robusta Cooper 1983
Eurysoria texana Cooper 1983
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:57:39
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:57:39
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Calabrian or 37.71000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Tonga Aenigmathyris stearnsi (43006)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Fiji Abyssothyris briggsi (186815) Abyssothyris sp. (186812)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Indonesia (Sulawesi Tenggara) Waisiuthyrina margineplicata (109175 187440)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Italy Ceramisia meneghiniana (187487 187489 187490 187491 187492 187493 187494 187495 187497 187510) Dyscolia guiscardiana (187520 187521)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy Ceramisia meneghiniana (187488)