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Diceromyonia crassa

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Platyorthidae

Taxonomy
Diceromyonia crassa was named by Howe (1965). Its type specimen is USNM 144953 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Section 2. Bed 08. East-facing escarpment, Franklin Mountains, which is in a Maysvillian carbonate limestone in the Aleman Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Diceromyonia crassa Howe pp. 237 - 242 figs. P1. 36, figs. 16-25; Text-figs. 6A-C

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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
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyDalmanelloideaSchuchert 1913
familyPlatyorthidaeHarper et al. 1969
genusDiceromyoniaWang 1949
speciescrassa

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.

Diceromyonia crassa Howe 1965
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 09:03:44
Modified: 2009-06-04 11:03:44
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Maysvillian or 450.20000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Texas) Diceromyonia crassa (165312)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Texas) Diceromyonia crassa (type locality: 163337 165280 165322 165324 165329)