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Tropidelasma daijiagouensis

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae

Taxonomy
Parageyerella daijiagouensis was named by He and Zhu (1985). Its type specimen is Inst. Mining Tech. of China 8120, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Daijiagou Section, Hechuan County, which is in a Changhsingian shallow subtidal limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

It was recombined as Tropidelasma daijiagouensis by Chen and Liao (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Parageyerella daijiagouensis He and Zhu p. 201 figs. Pl 3, figs 1-3
2007Tropidelasma daijiagouensis Chen and Liao p. 995

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderOrthotetidaWaagen 1884
suborderOrthotetidina
superfamilyOrthotetoidea()
familySchuchertellidae
subfamilyStreptorhynchinae
genusTropidelasma
speciesdaijiagouensis()

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.

Tropidelasma daijiagouensis He and Zhu 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height115.0

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 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Sichuan) Parageyerella daijiagouensis (type locality: 95646)