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Dichacaenia umbonata

Strophomenata - Productida - Araksalosiidae

Taxonomy
Dichacaenia umbonata was named by Cooper and Dutro (1982). Its type specimen is USNM 201012a, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Dichacaenia umbonata Cooper and Dutro pp. 61 - 62 figs. pl. 12 f. 41-46

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderStrophalosiidina
superfamilyStrophalosioidea()
familyAraksalosiidaeLazarev 1989
subfamilyDonalosiinaeLazarev 1989
genusDichacaenia
speciesumbonata

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.

Dichacaenia umbonata Cooper and Dutro 1982
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. A. Cooper and J. T. Dutro 1982Dichacaenia with swollen ventral umbonal region.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:57
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:57
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Williams et al. 2000, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available