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Diplanus (Miniplanus) minuta

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Derbyiidae

Taxonomy
Diplanus (Miniplanus) minuta was named by Waterhouse and Piyasin (1970). Its type specimen is University of Toronto B113, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Khao Phrik, Rat Buri, which is in a Wordian offshore shelf limestone/limestone in the Rat Buri Formation of Thailand. It is the type species of Diplanus (Miniplanus).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Diplanus (Miniplanus) minuta Waterhouse and Piyasin p. 101 figs. Pl 15, figs 1-26; text-figs 3B,18,19

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

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.

Diplanus (Miniplanus) minuta Waterhouse and Piyasin 1970
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height52.901.804.703.101.29

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: Wordian or 268.80000 to 265.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian268.8 - 265.1Thailand (Ratchaburi) Diplanus minuta (type locality: 40954)