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Derbyia profunda

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Derbyiidae

Taxonomy
Derbyia profunda was named by Cooper and Grant (1974). Its type specimen is USNM 153348, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Derbyia profunda Cooper and Grant pp. 311-313 figs. Pl 67, figs 1-27; pl 68, figs 4-11
2016Derbyia profunda Tazawa p. 374 fig. 7.4

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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
speciesprofunda

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 profunda Cooper and Grant 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1516.12.2052.821.316.8

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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Gzhelian to the top of the Kungurian or 303.70000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Derbyia profunda (43487)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Texas) Derbyia profunda (43468 43469 43470 43472 43474 43475 43478 43479 43481 75939 105591 105598 105723)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Texas) Derbyia profunda (43533 43568 105720)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Japan Derbyia profunda (181933)