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Dielasma cordatum

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae

Taxonomy
Dielasma cordatum was named by Girty (1908). Its type specimen is USNM 118576, a valve (Dorsal valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS 2926 green, Capitan Peak, Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Capitan Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Dielasma cordatum Girty p. 331 figs. Pl 16, figs 2-2c
1909Dielasma cordatum Girty p. 331 figs. Pl 16, figs 2-2c
1976Dielasma cordatum Cooper and Grant p. 2869 figs. Pl 748, figs 1-26; pl 780, figs 25-27

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyDielasmatoideaSchuchert 1913
familyDielasmatidaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyDielasmatinaeSchuchert 1913
genusDielasmaKing 1856
speciescordatum

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.

†Dielasma cordatum Girty 1908
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available