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Dioristella

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Diplospirellidae

Taxonomy
Dioristella was named as a genus. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Spirigera (Dioristella) by Bittner (1912).

It was assigned to Spirigera by Bittner (1912); to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ochotathyridinae by Williams et al. (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Spirigera (Dioristella) Bittner
2002Dioristella Sepkoski
2002Dioristella Williams et al. p. 1555

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAthyridoideaDavidson 1881
familyDiplospirellidaeSchuchert 1894
subfamilyOchotathyridinae
genusDioristella

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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†Dioristella indistincta Beyrich 1862
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height25.494.506.705.601.56

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Spathian to the top of the Norian or 248.10000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian248.1 - 246.7China (Guizhou) D. sp., D. indistincta (229989)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Slovakia D. indistincta (23867)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Italy (Trentino) Spirigera indistincta (44953)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Austria D. indistincta (49309)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Terebratula sufflata, Terebratula elongata (137429)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Slovakia D. indistincta (57037 57038 57039)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Hungary D. indistincta (70797 70798 159122)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Hungary (Bakony) Spirigera balatonica (203212) Spirigera indistincta (203197 203198 203199 203200 203210)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Austria D. indistincta (49447)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Hungary D. indistincta (23870 85163) D. indistincta, D. balatonica (23869)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Slovakia D. indistincta (49438 49441)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Austria Spirigera indistincta (203203)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Austria (Kaernten) D. hofmanni (129682)