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Delthyridinae

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Delthyrididae

Taxonomy
Delthyridinae was named by Phillips (1841).

It was assigned to Delthyrididae by Bassett and Cocks (1974), Jones (1982) and Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Delthyridinae Phillips
1974Delthyridinae Bassett and Cocks
1982Delthyridinae Jones p. 1393
2006Delthyridinae Williams et al. p. 1825

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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
orderSpiriferida
suborderDelthyridinaIvanova 1972
superfamilyDelthyridoideaPhillips 1841
familyDelthyrididaeWaagen 1883
subfamilyDelthyridinaePhillips 1841
subfamilyDelthyridinaePhillips 1841

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.

Subfm. †Delthyridinae Phillips 1841
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G. †Delthyris Dalman 1828
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†Delthyris acutilirata Conrad 1842
†Delthyris consobrina dOrbigny 1867
†Delthyris elegans Muir-Wood 1925
†Delthyris elevata Dalman 1828
†Delthyris ptychodes Dalman 1828
†Delthyris pusio Hisinger 1831
†Delthyris rostrata Zieten 1830
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:52
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Silurian to the top of the Late/Upper Mississippian or 443.80000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections (192 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gamachian449.5 - 443.7USA (Illinois) Spirifer sp. (173289)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Alaska) Delthyris sp. (109016)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Australia (Victoria) Delthyris scabra (10187 10193)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Oklahoma) Delthyris sp. (528)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Canada (Nunavut) Delthyris sp. (101986)
Alexandrian443.4 - 436.0Canada (Québec) Delthyris sp. (25153 25154)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Nevada) Delthyris sp. (467)
Alexandrian - Niagaran443.4 - 421.3Canada (Québec) Delthyris sp. (25155)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Russian Federation (Tuva) Delthyris elevata (78713)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.5 - 430.5Canada (Québec) Delthyris sp. (25162)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (West Virginia) Delthyris sp. (96330)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) Delthyris sp. (9364 10119 96209)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (Indiana) Delthyris sp. (74997)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7USA (Missouri) Delthyris clarksvillensis (6027 6041)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Indiana) Delthyris clarksvillensis (6981) Delthyris sp. (6732 6997)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0Canada (Alberta) Delthyris solidirostris (8610)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Australia (New South Wales) Delthyris papilionis (58018)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Montana) Delthyris sp. (12771)
Visean346.7 - 330.9Australia (New South Wales) Delthyris papilionis (46924 46932)
Late/Upper Mississippian330.9 - 323.2USA (Alaska) Delthyris sp. (112184)