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Disphenia

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dispheniidae

Taxonomy
Disphenia was named by Grant (1988) [Sepkoski's age data: P Djhu P Dora Sepkoski's reference number: 871,881,1066]. Its type is Disphenia myiodes. It is the type genus of Dispheniidae.

It was assigned to Rhynchonellida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dispheniidae by Grant (1988) and Halamski et al. (2015).

Species
D. myiodes (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Disphenia Grant
2002Disphenia Sepkoski
2015Disphenia Halamski et al. p. 565

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderGwyniidina
superfamilyGwynioidea
familyDispheniidae
genusDisphenia

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. †Disphenia Grant 1988
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Disphenia myiodes Grant 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height150.9980.4002.001.100.453

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:27:37
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:27:37
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Greece D. myiodes (42460 42461 42466 42467 64176 109352 109353 109354)