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Drabovinella minuscula

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Draboviidae

Taxonomy
Drabovinella minuscula was named by Villas et al. (2015). Its type specimen is CPI 6605, a valve (Internal and external moulds of a dorsal valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ticara Creek C3, which is in a Burrellian marine sandstone in the Calapuja Formation of Peru.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Drabovinella minuscula Villas et al. fig. 14

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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
superfamilyEnteletoideaWaagen 1884
familyDraboviidaeHavlicek 1950
subfamilyDraboviinaeHavlicek 1950
genusDrabovinella
speciesminuscula

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.

Drabovinella minuscula Villas et al. 2015
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. Villas et al. 2015Drabovinella species with small shells, ventribiconvex, with weak ventral carina and shallow dorsal sulcus, fascicostellate ornamentation of fine ribs, long ventral muscle field and long brachiophore bases.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-03 13:11:20
Modified: 2009-06-03 15:11:36
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009

Age range: Burrellian or 456.60000 to 452.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burrellian456.6 - 452.5Peru Drabovinella minuscula (type locality: 167134)