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Levenolasma mongolica

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Pseudodielasmatidae

Taxonomy
Dielasma millepunctatum mongolicum was named by Grabau (1931). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jisu Honguer 1190, Enteletes Bed, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in the Zhesi Formation of China.

It was recombined as Dielasma mongolicum by Ruzhentsev and Sarycheva (1965), Li et al. (1986); it was recombined as Levenolasma mongolica by Smirnova (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Dielasma millepunctatum mongolicum Grabau p. 57 figs. Pl 4, figs 5a-d
1965Dielasma mongolicum Ruzhentsev and Sarycheva
1986Dielasma mongolicum Li et al. figs. Pl 8, fig 15
2007Levenolasma mongolica Smirnova p. 810 figs. Pl 5, fig 18

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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
familyPseudodielasmatidae
genusLevenolasma
speciesmongolica()

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.

Levenolasma mongolica Grabau 1931
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height38.477.6010.08.001.29

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 Sakmarian to the top of the Capitanian or 293.52000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1China (Guangxi) Dielasma mongolicum (134321)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Nei Mongol) Dielasma mongolicum (type locality: 109091) Levenolasma mongolica (118363)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Armenia Dielasma mongolicum (113617)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Armenia Dielasma mongolicum (88708)