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Diplanus

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Derbyiidae

Taxonomy
Diplanus was named by Stehli (1954) [Sepkoski's age data: C Step P Guad Sepkoski's reference number: 7,538].

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Diplanus Stehli pp. 299-300
2000Diplanus Williams et al. p. 657
2002Diplanus 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
orderOrthotetidaWaagen 1884
superfamilyOrthotetoidea
familyDerbyiidae
genusDiplanus

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. †Diplanus Stehli 1954
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Diplanus apochordus Cooper and Grant 1974
Diplanus catatonus Cooper and Grant 1974
Diplanus dilatus Grant 1995
Diplanus lamellatus King 1931
Diplanus rarus Cooper and Grant 1974
Diplanus redactus Cooper and Grant 1974
Diplanus stanleyi Watkins 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height388.802.0024.810.05.73

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 05:25:57
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:25:57
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Gzhelian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 303.70000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (83 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pennsylvanian - Cisuralian307.0 - 273.01USA (California) D. stanleyi (143616 143619)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) D. catatonus (105974) D. redactus (43453 43476 43488)
Gzhelian - Cisuralian303.7 - 273.01USA (California) D. stanleyi (143626)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Texas) D. catatonus (43469 43472 43474 43475 43479 43481 43556 43593 75938 75939 75952 75953) D. catatonus, D. redactus (43468 43482)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Texas) D. apochordus, D. lamellatus, D. rarus (43559) D. lamellatus (43545 43564 43570 75886) D. rarus (75933)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 272.3USA (Texas) D. lamellatus (105972)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) D. lamellatus (43459 43466 43491 43492 43496 43497 43504 43510 43516 43560 43562 43582 43609 44565 75863 75864 75865 75881 75921 75922 75923 81635 81638 81724 81726 81860 81943 81944 101785 105687 105689 105746 105753 105755 105848 105849 105981 106289) D. lamellatus, D. rarus (43534 43566) D. rarus (75862 81954 105906 106170) D. sp. (106173) D. sp., D. rarus (75861 75924) Streptorhynchus lamellatum (113210 149777 150115 150116 150117)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Greece D. dilatus (42462) D. sp., D. dilatus (42460 42461)