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Derbyia postplicatella

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Derbyiidae

Taxonomy
Derbyia postplicatella was named by Waterhouse and Gupta (1983). Its type specimen is USNM 153707, a valve (Ventral valve), and it is not a trace fossil.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Derbyia postplicatella Waterhouse and Gupta p. 220

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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
speciespostplicatella

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 postplicatella Waterhouse and Gupta 1983
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan (Northwest Frontier) Derbyia plicatella (41557 41558)