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Diceromyonia

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Platyorthidae

Taxonomy
Diceromyonia was named by Wang (1949) [Sepkoski's age data: O Ashg-l S Ldov-l Sepkoski's reference number: 764]. Its type is Orthis tersa.

It was assigned to Dalmanellidae by Macomber (1970) and Howe (1988); to Platyorthidae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Diceromyonia Wang
1970Diceromyonia Macomber p. 435
1988Diceromyonia Howe p. 207
2000Diceromyonia Williams et al. p. 811
2002Diceromyonia Sepkoski
2006Diceromyonia ciona Li and Copper pp. 38-42 figs. Plate 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyDalmanelloideaSchuchert 1913
familyPlatyorthidaeHarper et al. 1969
genusDiceromyoniaWang 1949

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. †Diceromyonia Wang 1949
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†Diceromyonia crassa Howe 1965
†Diceromyonia storeya Okulitch 1943
†Diceromyonia tersa Sardeson 1892
Invalid names: Diceromyonia ciona Li and Copper 2006 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al (2002).g
Created: 2009-06-04 09:03:44
Modified: 2009-06-04 11:03:44
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Edenian to the top of the Llandovery or 451.00000 to 433.40000 Ma

Collections (59 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Canada (Northwest Territories) D. sp. (25319 25320 25321)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) D. sp. (25313 25314 25315 25316 25317 25318)
Katian453.0 - 445.2USA (Oklahoma) D. tersa (10753 55505 55508)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Manitoba) D. storeya (166413 166421)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) D. ignota (23282)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Texas) D. crassa (165312)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) D. ignota (23810)
Edenian - Richmondian451.0 - 445.5Canada (Manitoba) D. sp. (13654 13656 13657 13658)
Edenian - Richmondian451.0 - 445.5USA (Nevada) D. ignota (10669)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Texas) D. crassa (163337 165280 165322 165324 165329)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) D. ignota (23283)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Iowa) D. sp. (13261 13262)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Manitoba) D. storeya (34813 166398 166406)
Maysvillian - Richmondian450.2 - 445.5USA (Wyoming) D. storeya (35350 35351)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Tennessee) D. tersa (13496)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Idaho) D. tersa (183358)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Wyoming) D. storeya (13497 65239)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Manitoba) D. storeya (166380 166389 166392 166393 166394 166395 166396 166397 166400 166637 166638 166704)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Nevada) D. sp. (78050)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.7Canada (Manitoba) D. storeya (23023)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (Wyoming) D. sp. (64473 64474)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (Nevada) D. sp. (359)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Missouri) D. sera (3350 3351 3352)