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Diraphora

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Bohemiellidae

Taxonomy
Diraphora is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Bohemiellidae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Diraphora Williams et al. p. 731
2002Diraphora Sepkoski

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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
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyOrthoideaWoodward 1852
familyBohemiellidaeHavlicek 1977
genusDiraphora

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. †Diraphora
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†Diraphora arrojosensis Cooper et al. 1952
†Diraphora dyunyin Kruse 1990
†Diraphora simplex Popov 1984
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: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Epifaunal suspension feeder (Caron & Jackson, 2008); attached to Sphenophallus (living). BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al (2002).g
Created: 2009-03-07 15:11:48
Modified: 2009-06-03 14:51:35
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Caron and Jackson 2008

Age range: base of the Dyeran to the top of the Menevian or 515.30000 to 499.50000 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2Argentina D. sp. (176949)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) D. bellicostata (84412 84413 84414 84415 84416 84417 84418 84419 84420 84421 84422 84423 84424 84425 84426 84427 84428 84429 84430 84431 84432 84433 84434 84435 84436 84437)
Delamaran - Menevian511.2 - 499.5Mexico D. arrojosensis (10687)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Australia (Northern Territory) D. dyunyin (60076 60081)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Canada (Brithish Columbia) D. sp. (188664)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) D. sp. (193550 193551)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) D. bellicostata (122094)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Vermont) D. sp. (222)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0Russian Federation (Novaya Zemlya) D. simplex (223090)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0USA (Texas) D. sp. (208620 208646 208668 208681 208682 208727 208728 208729 208757 208758 208760 208848 208849 208850 208853)