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Dictyoclostus simplex

Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae

Taxonomy
Dictyoclostus simplex was named by Campbell (1957). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Watts, Babbinboon, which is in a Tournaisian shallow subtidal siltstone/grainstone in Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Dictyoclostus simplex Campbell
1964Dictyoclostus simplex Maxwell p. 42 figs. Pl 7, figs 23-27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
RankNameAuthor
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderProductidina
superfamilyProductoideaGray 1840
familyProductidaeGray 1840
subfamilyDictyoclostinae(Stehli 1954)
tribeDictyoclostiniStehli 1954
genusDictyoclostus
speciessimplexCampbell 1957

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.

Dictyoclostus simplex Campbell 1957
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Williams et al. 2000, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Tournaisian to the top of the Serpukhovian or 358.86000 to 323.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Australia (New South Wales) Dictyoclostus simplex (type locality: 5615)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4Australia (Queensland) Dictyoclostus simplex (145008)