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Derbyia carteri

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Derbyiidae

Taxonomy
Derbyia carteri was named by Cooper and Grant (1974). Its type specimen is USNM 151020a, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Derbyia carteri Cooper and Grant pp. 293-294 figs. Pl 30, figs 2-6; pl 65, figs 1-15; pl 66, figs 1-47

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderOrthotetidaWaagen 1884
superfamilyOrthotetoidea
familyDerbyiidae
genusDerbyia
speciescarteri

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.

Derbyia carteri Cooper and Grant 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1213.54.6025.814.96.69

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 05:25:57
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:25:57
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Gzhelian to the top of the Asselian or 303.70000 to 295.50000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Derbyia carteri (43477 43484 105974)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Texas) Derbyia carteri (43468 43469 43470 43474 43475 43479 43481 75939 75952 75953)