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Dictyostrophia

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophodontidae

Taxonomy
Dictyostrophia is a genus. It is not extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Dictyostrophia Williams et al. p. 294
2002Dictyostrophia 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
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familyStrophodontidae(Caster 1939)
genusDictyostrophia

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:13:23
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:03:33
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Frasnian or 427.40000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2Russian Federation Plicostropheodonta asiatica (24782 24784)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Spain (Aragon) Plicostropheodonta sp. (40403)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Colombia D. cooperi (36017)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Spain Plicostropheodonta murchisoni (62185)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Spain (Aragon) Plicostropheodonta sp. (40419)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Spain (Aragon) Plicostropheodonta piligera (40433)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Colombia (Boyaca) D. cooperi (36012)