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Dailyatia ajax

Tommotiida - Kennardiidae

Taxonomy

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Dailyatia ajax Bischoff
1986Dailyatia ajax Laurie p. 445 figs. 6A-I, 7A, C, D, F
2001Dailyatia ajax Gravestock et al. p. 114 figs. Pl. VIII, figs. 4-7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
orderTommotiida()
familyKennardiidae
genusDailyatia
speciesajax

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.

Dailyatia ajax Bischoff 1976
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. R. Laurie 1986Sclerites high, subpyramidal to conical with prominent apices and radial plicae. Concentric ornament is of evenly and closely spaced, carinate ribs about 0.04 to 0.05 mm from crest to crest, triangular in section with a very fine, delicate, concentrically attenuated, reticulate micro- ornament with the diameter of each pit being about twice as much concentrically as radially. Concentric diameter of pits is usually between 0.01 and 0.02 mm. Intervening ridges are extremely fine.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticc
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-21 20:24:20
Modified: 2009-09-21 22:24:20
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Tommotian to the top of the Toyonian or 525.50000 to 508.20000 Ma

Collections (109 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 506.5Australia (South Australia) Dailyatia ajax (215351 215354 215355 215369 215375 215377 215444 215457 215459 215461 215464 215465 215466 215467 215468 215469)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Australia (South Australia) Dailyatia ajax (155244 155248 155249 155250 155251 155252 155255)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Australia (South Australia) Dailyatia ajax (96454 96918 96920 96931 96960 96966 155232 155233 155234 155238 155239 155242 172571)
Stage 3521.0 - 514.5Australia (South Australia) Dailyatia ajax (242345 275235 275239 275243 275249 275251 275252 275253 275255 275258 275259 275261 275264 275265 275268 275269 275270 275271 275272 275273 275274 275275 275280 275286 275287 275291 275292 275293 275294 275295 275298 275300 275301 275302 275304 275305 275306 275310 275311 275312 275313 275314 275315 275316 275320 275323 275324 275328 275330 275331 275332 275333 275336 275337 275338 275340 275342 275343)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.1Australia (Northern Territory) Dailyatia ajax (80920 80921)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.1Antarctica (South Shetland Islands) Dailyatia ajax (49691)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Australia (South Australia) Dailyatia ajax (96913 96916 96917 96932 96957 96958 96959 96963 96964 96965 97719)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Australia (South Australia) Dailyatia ajax (97986)