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Dielasma giganteum

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae

Taxonomy
Dielasma giganteum was named by Tschernyschew (1902). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ulu-Tau Mountain, Sim River, Schwagerina Limestone, which is in an Artinskian marine horizon in the Russian Federation.

Subspecies

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Dielasma giganteum Tschernyschew p. 32 figs. Pl 4, figs 1-3
2004Dielasma gigantea Chen p. 59 figs. Pl 12, figs 1-5

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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
speciesgiganteum

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 giganteum Tschernyschew 1902
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height111.6

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:14:12
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:47:38
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Artinskian or 298.90000 to 279.30000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 295.5China (Xinjiang) Dielasma gigantea (105227 105228)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5China Dielasma gigantea (35512)
Cisuralian298.9 - 273.01Russian Federation Dielasma giganteum (110291)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1China (Guangxi) Dielasma giganteum (134321)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1China (Xinjiang) Dielasma gigantea (35514)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Russian Federation Dielasma giganteum (type locality: 132829)