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Dalmanella unguis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae

Taxonomy
Terebratula unguis was named by Sowerby and Murchison (1839).

It was recombined as Orthis unguis by Davidson (1869); it was recombined as Wattsella unguis by Bancroft (1945); it was recombined as Dalmanella unguis by Dean (1958), Cocks (1978), Hurst (1979), Villas (1992).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. agadirensi, D. concinna, D. jugosa, D. rara, D. whidbornei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Terebratula unguis Murchison p. 640 figs. Pl. 21, fig. 13
1839Terebratula unguis Sowerby and Murchison p. 640 figs. Pl. 21, fig. 13
1869Orthis unguis Davidson figs. Pl. 37, figs. 16-22
1945Wattsella unguis Bancroft pp. 196-197 figs. Pl. 23, figs. 8-11, PI. 24, figs. 6-7
1958Dalmanella unguis Dean figs. P1. 25, fig. 4
1978Dalmanella unguis Cocks p. 63
1979Dalmanella unguis Hurst pp. 244- 246 figs. 200-207
1992Dalmanella unguis Villas pp. 782 - 784 figs. 7.1-7.8, 7.10, 7.11

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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
familyDalmanellidaeSchuchert 1913
genusDalmanellaHall and Clarke 1892
speciesunguis(Sowerby and Murchison 1839)

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.

†Dalmanella unguis Sowerby and Murchison 1839
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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
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: minorg
Internal reinforcement: minorg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-03-06 07:03:25
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:03:10
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Williams et al. 2000, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Soudleyan to the top of the Berounian or 458.20000 to 450.10000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berounian - Vinice459.7 - 457.3Spain (Zaragoza) Dalmanella unguis (196921)
Berounian - Zahorany459.7 - 457.3Spain (Zaragoza) Dalmanella unguis (166732)
Berounian459.7 - 450.1Spain (Zaragoza) Dalmanella unguis (166728)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0United Kingdom (England) Dalmanella unguis (3651)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5United Kingdom (England) Dalmanella unguis (3650)