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Didymelasma

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Parallelelasmatidae

Taxonomy
Didymelasma is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Parallelelasmatidae by Williams et al. (2002); and to Pentamerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Didymelasma Sepkoski
2002Didymelasma Williams et al. p. 958

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderPentameridaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
suborderSyntrophiidinaUlrich and Cooper 1936
superfamilyCamerelloideaHall and Clarke 1894
familyParallelelasmatidaeCooper 1956
genusDidymelasma

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:11:46
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:11:46
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Llanvirn to the top of the Caradoc or 468.00000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (GanSu) D. sp. (8563)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0China (Shaanxi) D. sp. (8540)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8China (Shaanxi) D. sp. (210632)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Kazakhstan D. transversa (80210 80261)
Eastonian452.3 - 449.0Australia (New South Wales) D. inconspicua (2745 2749 166838 166844 166850) D. sp. (2754)