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Dekayella

Stenolaemata - Trepostomata - Heterotrypidae

Taxonomy
Dekayella was named by Ulrich (1882). Its type is Dekayella obscura.

It was assigned to Heterotrypidae by Bassler (1911), Bassler (1953); and to Trepostomida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
D. obscura (type species), D. praenuntia
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Dekayella Ulrich
1911Dekayella Bassler
1953Dekayella Bassler p. G97
2002Dekayella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderTrepostomataUlrich 1882
suborderHalloporinaAstrova 1965
familyHeterotrypidaeUlrich 1890
genusDekayellaUlrich 1882

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.

G. †Dekayella Ulrich 1882
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Dekayella obscura Ulrich 1882
Dekayella praenuntia Ulrich 1893
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-18 02:11:14
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:19:29
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Turinian to the top of the Gorstian or 457.30000 to 425.00000 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Georgia) D. praenuntia (33103 33104 33105 33106 33107) D. sp. (32559 32560 32561 32562 32563 32570 32571 32779 32783 32787 32791 32798) D. ulrichi (32547 32552 32553 32554 32557 32558)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) D. trentonensis (26274 26275 26276)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Estonia D. praenuntia (167568)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Tennessee) D. praenuntia (5347)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) D. ridleyana (5329)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) D. praenuntia (23899)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) D. praenuntia (167592)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) D. sp. (5368) D. trentonensis (5369) D. trentonensis, D. foliacea (5357)
Keila453.9 - 452.8Estonia D. praenuntia (167555)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) D. trentonensis (26263 26270 26273 26277)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Pennsylvania) D. sp. (34895)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Ohio) D. sp. (383 384 385 386)
Edenian - Caradoc451.0 - 449.5USA (Tennessee) D. ulrichi (5372)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0United Kingdom (England) D. sp. (23205)