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Dicellomus

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Taxonomy
Dicellomus is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Obolinae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Lingulida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Dicellomus Williams et al. p. 43
2002Dicellomus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderLingulidaWaagen 1885
superfamilyLinguloideaMenke 1828
familyObolidaeKing 1846
subfamilyObolinaeKing 1846
genusDicellomus

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.

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Dicellomus appalachia Walcott 1905
Dicellomus nanus Meek and Hayden 1862
Dicellomus parvus Walcott 1905
Dicellomus pectenoides Whitfield 1875
Dicellomus politus Hall 1861
Dicellomus prolificus Walcott 1908
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-02 13:40:01
Modified: 2009-06-02 15:40:01
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Cambrian to the top of the Steptoean or 506.50000 to 493.50000 Ma

Collections (67 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duyunian - Taijangian514.5 - 504.5China (Guizhou) D. sp. (107174 107175)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0USA (Montana) D. occidentalis (155747 155748) D. sp. (155749 155750)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5USA (South Dakota) D. sp. (8237 8238 8239 8240 8241 8242 8243 8244 8245 8246 8247 8248 8249 8250 8251 8271 8272 8273 8274 8275 8276 8277 8278 8279 8280 8281)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Tennessee) D. appalachia (207131)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Wisconsin) D. sp. (230)
Menevian - St Davids504.5 - 497.0USA (South Dakota) D. sp. (8194 8195 8196 8197)
Marjumian - Late/Upper Cambrian504.5 - 486.85Canada (Newfoundland) D. sp. (197980)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0Canada (Newfoundland) D. nanus (198256)
Steptoean497.0 - 493.5USA (Minnesota) Obolella polita (156300)
Steptoean497.0 - 493.5USA (Virginia) D. appalachia (6960 7098 7099 7100 7106 7107)
Dresbachian497.0 - 486.85USA (Wyoming) D. amblia (8957 8958 9048 9049 9050 9051 9052 9055) D. sp. (224 225 226 227 8956)
Dresbachian497.0 - 486.85USA (South Dakota) D. sp. (223 231)
Franconian497.0 - 486.85USA (Wisconsin) D. sp. (248)
Franconian497.0 - 486.85USA (Wyoming) D. sp. (8955)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85USA (Montana) D. occidentalis (155742 155743 155744)