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Diploclema

Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Diploclemidae

Taxonomy
Diploclema was named by Ulrich (1889) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-l S Wenl-u Sepkoski's reference number: 575,742]. It is the type genus of Diploclemidae.

It was assigned to Diastoporidae by Bassler (1953); to Cyclostomata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Diploclemidae by Ernst et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Diploclema Ulrich
1953Diploclema Bassler p. G43
2002Diploclema Sepkoski
2019Diploclema Ernst et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderCyclostomataBusk 1852
familyDiploclemidaeGorjunova 1992
genusDiploclemaUlrich 1889

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.

G. †Diploclema Ulrich 1889
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Diploclema argutum Bassler 1906
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Invalid names: Diploclema regulariforme Kopajevich 1971 [synonym]
Diploclema sparsum Hall 1852
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-18 02:05:29
Modified: 2007-09-18 04:05:29
Source: o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Middle Ordovician to the top of the Wenlock or 470.00000 to 427.40000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (New York) D. sp. (334)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0Argentina D. trentonense (144790)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Tennessee) D. sp. (80594 80597)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (New York) D. sp. (433)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5USA (New York) D. argutum (202121)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (New York) D. sp. (541) D. sparsum (81782 81805 81813 81840)