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Dalejina

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae

Taxonomy
Dalejina was named by Havlicek (1953) [Sepkoski's age data: O Ashg-u D Eife-u Sepkoski's reference number: 24,25,27,965]. Its type is Dalejina hanusi.

It was assigned to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Rhipidomellinae by Bassett and Cocks (1974), Williams et al. (2000) and Rubel (2011).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Dalejina Havlicek
1974Dalejina Bassett and Cocks
2000Dalejina Williams et al. p. 818
2002Dalejina Sepkoski
2002Rhipidomelloides Sepkoski
2011Dalejina Rubel

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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
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyDalmanelloideaSchuchert 1913
familyRhipidomellidaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyRhipidomellinaeSchuchert 1913
genusDalejinaHavlicek 1953

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. †Dalejina Havlicek 1953
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Dalejina alsa Hall 1863
Dalejina hanusi Havlicek 1953
Dalejina hybrida Sowerby 1839
Dalejina junonis Li and Copper 2006
Dalejina livia Billings 1860
Dalejina phaseola Rubel 1963
Dalejina striata Jin et al. 1993
Invalid names: Rhipidomelloides [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: minorg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-03-06 07:14:11
Modified: 2009-03-06 09:14:11
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Williams et al. 2000, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Porkuni to the top of the Late/Upper Emsian or 445.60000 to 391.90000 Ma

Collections (401 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kosovian445.6 - 443.7Morocco D. sp. (21002)
Porkuni445.6 - 443.7Latvia Rhipidomelloides sp. (173494 197450 197451)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.4 - 438.5Russian Federation (Siberia) D. hybrida (206465 206484) D. nybrida (206541 206542 206543 206560)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.4 - 438.5USA (Iowa) D. sp. (26691)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.4 - 438.5Russian Federation D. hybrida (185959)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Bolivia D. sp. (25084)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Canada (Québec) D. sp. (24539 24540 24543)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4United Kingdom (Wales) D. sp. (465 521)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Lithuania D. hybrida (207293)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Indiana) D. euorthis, D. hybrida (13291)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3USA (Nevada) D. sp. (164807 164814) D. sp. B (164794 164801) D. sp. C (164691 164734 164802 164803 164817 164827)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3China (Guangxi) D. minor (27504)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Colombia D. sp. (35867 35868 35886 35891 35893 35975)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Czech Republic D. hanusi (12144)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Russian Federation D. sardzhalensis (35715 35718)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Morocco D. sp. (208263)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9USA (New York) D. alsa (232948)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian402.5 - 387.7Morocco D. aulacelliformis (207889)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (New York) Dalejina indet. sp. 1, Dalejina indet. sp. 2 (77056) D. sp. (9555 9556 9558 9559 9560 9562 9563 9564 9565 9566 9569 9571 9572 9573 9574 9581 77076 77077 77078)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7China (Guangxi) D. sp. (27555)