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Dielasmatidae

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Dielasmatidae Schuchert
1974Dielasmatidae Brunton and Champion p. 837
2002Dielasmatidae Feldman p. 37
2006Dielasmatidae Chen and Shi p. 38
2006Dielasmatidae Williams et al. p. 2029
2017Dielasmatidae Feldman p. 91

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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
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyDielasmatoideaSchuchert 1913
familyDielasmatidaeSchuchert 1913
familyDielasmatidaeSchuchert 1913

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.

Fm. †Dielasmatidae Schuchert 1913
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G. †Campbellelasma Smirnova 2004
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Campbellelasma variiforme Smirnova 2004
Campbellelasma vulgaris Smirnova 2004
Subfm. †Centronelloideinae Stehli 1965
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Subfm. †Dielasmatinae Schuchert 1913
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G. †Adygella Dagys 1959
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Adygella biplicata Dagys 1963
Adygella bittneri von Wöhrmann 1889
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Invalid names: Terebratula woehrmanniana Bittner 1890 [synonym]
Adygella circulata Sun and Shi 1985
Adygella cubanica Dagys 1959
Adygella himalayana Bittner 1899
Adygella pentagonalis Jin and Sun 1976
Adygella socotrana Gaetani 2018
G. †Amygdalocosta Waterhouse 1967
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Amygdalocosta extensa Reed 1944
Amygdalocosta rara Waterhouse 1967
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Aspidothyris kraffti Diener 1908
G. †Bittnerithyris Popov 2017
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G. †Coenothyris Douvillé 1879
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Coenothyris acuta Radulovic et al. 1992
Coenothyris cuccensis Bittner 1902
Coenothyris elongata Yang and Xu 1966
Coenothyris kraffti Bittner 1902
Coenothyris oweni Feldman 2002
Coenothyris pyriformis Jin et al. 1979
Coenothyris radulovici Urosevic 1988
Coenothyris vulgaris Schlotheim 1820
G. †Cruratula
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Cruratula beyrichii Bittner 1890
Cruratula eudora Laube 1865
Cruratula eudoxa Bittner 1890
G. †Dareithyris Siblík 1991
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Dareithyris vulgaris Siblík 1991
G. †Dielasma King 1856
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Dielasma adamanteum Cooper and Grant 1976
Dielasma ambiense Reed 1944
Dielasma antecedens Grabau 1936
Dielasma anteplicatum Grabau 1931
Dielasma anterolatum Cooper and Grant 1976
Dielasma bakhense Reed 1944
Dielasma bellulum Cooper and Grant 1976
Dielasma bovidens Morton 1836
Dielasma brevicostatum Cooper 1957
Dielasma carinthiacum Schellwien 1892
Dielasma chapini Smith 1927
Dielasma compactum Cooper and Grant 1976
Dielasma complanatus Tong 1978
Dielasma convexa Zavodovsky 1959
Dielasma cordatum Girty 1908
Dielasma curvatum Tschernyschew 1902
Dielasma dadanense Reed 1936
Dielasma diabloense Stehli 1954
Dielasma dieneri Grabau and Yoh 1928
Dielasma dubium Tschernyschew 1902
Dielasma einori Zavodovsky 1958
Dielasma ellipsoideum Cooper and Grant 1976
Dielasma ellipticum Netschajew 1894
Dielasma elongatum von Schlotheim 1816
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Invalid names: Terebratulites complanatus von Schlotheim 1816 [synonym], Terebratulites latus von Schlotheim 1816 [synonym], Terebratulites sufflatus von Schlotheim 1816 [synonym]
Dielasma emarginatum Cooper and Grant 1976
Dielasma expansum Cooper and Grant 1976
Dielasma fabiforme Cooper and Grant 1976
Dielasma floresi Cooper 1953
Dielasma giganteum Tschernyschew 1902
Dielasma gillingense Davidson 1857
Dielasma glabrum Tong 1978
Dielasma grabaui Fantini Sestini 1965
Dielasma gracile Cooper and Grant 1976
Dielasma grandi Mansuy 1912
Dielasma guttula Waagen 1882
Dielasma hessense Cooper and Grant 1976
Dielasma himalayana Bittner 1899
Dielasma indentum Grabau 1936
Dielasma itaitubense Derby 1874
Dielasma jisuense Grabau 1931
Dielasma kirillowense Licharew 1913
Dielasma labiatum Cooper and Grant 1976
Dielasma liardensis Whiteaves 1889
Dielasma ligonorum Cooper and Grant 1976
Dielasma longisulcatum Cooper and Grant 1976
Dielasma magniforaminiferum Cooper and Grant 1976
Dielasma mapingense Grabau 1936
Dielasma mapingensis Grabau 1936
Dielasma microrhynchum Cooper and Grant 1976
Dielasma minor Waagen 1882
Dielasma moelleri Tschernyschew 1902
Dielasma nexile Reed 1944
Dielasma obesum Cooper and Grant 1976
Dielasma orientalis Grabau 1931
Dielasma ovoidale Reed 1944
Dielasma parmularis Jin and Fang 1985
Dielasma perangustum Reed 1944
Dielasma perplexum Cooper and Grant 1976
Dielasma phosphoriense Branson 1930
Dielasma pictile Cooper and Grant 1976
Dielasma planidorsatum Cooper and Grant 1976
Dielasma plica Kutorga 1842
Dielasma prolongatum Girty 1908
Dielasma purdoni Reed 1944
Dielasma pygmaeum Cooper and Grant 1976
Dielasma radiatum Termier et al. 1974
Dielasma rectimarginatum Cooper 1957
Dielasma redux Reed 1944
Dielasma rigbyi Cooper and Grant 1976
Dielasma robustum Smirnova 2004
Dielasma rotundum Chronic 1949
Dielasma scitulum Chronic 1949
Dielasma shafterense King 1931
Dielasma spatulatum Girty 1908
Dielasma sphena Hu 1990
Dielasma stoschensis Dunbar 1955
Dielasma subcirculare Cooper and Grant 1976
Dielasma subcylindricum Cooper and Grant 1976
Dielasma subelongatum Smirnova 2007
Dielasma subelongatum Grabau 1934
Dielasma sulcatum Girty 1908
Dielasma sultanense Reed 1944
Dielasma supracarbonicum Tschernyschew 1902
Dielasma toulai Schellwien 1892
Dielasma trimuense Reed 1944
Dielasma truncatum Waagen 1882
Dielasma truncatum Cooper 1957
Dielasma uniplicatum Cooper and Grant 1976
Dielasma vesiculare de Koninck 1851
Dielasma vicinale Reed 1944
Dielasma virgoides M'Coy 1844
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Invalid names: Dielasma hastatum Sowerby 1824 [synonym]
Dielasma zebratum Cooper and Grant 1976
Dielasma zhijinense Liao 1980
G. †Dielasmina Waagen 1882
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Dielasmina globosa Reed 1944
Dielasmina gravida Reed 1944
Dielasmina peregrina Reed 1944
Dielasmina perinflata Shumard 1859
Dielasmina perovalis Reed 1944
Dielasmina plicata Waagen 1882
Dielasmina xizangensis Jin and Sun 1981
G. †Ectoposia Cooper and Grant 1976
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Ectoposia grandis Cooper and Grant 1976
Ectoposia wildei Cooper and Grant 1976
G. †Elasmata Waterhouse 1982
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Elasmata retusus Waterhouse 1982
G. †Fletcherithyris Campbell 1965
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Fletcherithyris antesulcata Waterhouse 1983
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Invalid names: Terebratula amygdala Dana 1847 [replaced]
Fletcherithyris braxtonensis Waterhouse 1982
Fletcherithyris canni Campbell 1965
Fletcherithyris farleyensis Campbell 1965
Fletcherithyris galbina Waterhouse 1982
Fletcherithyris hardmani Campbell 1965
Fletcherithyris parkesi Campbell 1965
Fletcherithyris reidi Campbell 1965
Fletcherithyris scotti Campbell 1965
Invalid names: Fletcherina Stehli 1961 [replaced]
G. †Pirithyris Sun and Ye 1982
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Pirithyris pius Sun and Ye 1982
G. †Plectelasma Cooper and Grant 1969
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Plectelasma dubium Cooper and Grant 1976
Plectelasma kingi Cooper and Grant 1969
Plectelasma nitidum Cooper and Grant 1976
Plectelasma planidorsatum Cooper and Grant 1976
G. †Praerhaetina Urosevic 1980
G. †Sulcatinella Dagys 1974
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Sulcatinella elongata Wu et al. 2023
Sulcatinella gregalis Bittner 1902
Sulcatinella incrassata Bittner 1890
Sulcatinella opima Yang and Yin 1962
Sulcatinella semiplana Bittner 1902
Sulcatinella subsulcata Senkowiczowa and Popiel-Barczyk 1996
Sulcatinella sulcata Dagys 1974
Sulcatinella waehneri Bukowski 1899
G. †Tibetothyris Jin and Sun 1976
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Tibetothyris depressa Jin and Sun 1976
Tibetothyris julica Bittner 1890
G. †Tosuhuthyris Sun and Ye 1982
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Tosuhuthyris lens Jin et al. 1979
Tosuhuthyris obliquus Sun and Ye 1982
Tosuhuthyris sulcus Sun and Ye 1982
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Tunethyris blodgetti Feldman 2017
G. †Whitspakia Stehli 1964
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Whitspakia biplex Waagen 1882
Whitspakia breviplicatum Waagen 1882
Whitspakia problematica Davidson 1862
Whitspakia schucherti Beede 1902
Invalid names: Pakistania Stehli 1961 [replaced]
G. †Yochelsonia Stehli 1961
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Yochelsonia stehlii Campbell 1965
Yochelsonia sulcata Sun 1991
Yochelsonia thomasi Stehli 1961
G. †Grigorjevaelasma Smirnova 2004
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Grigorjevaelasma rossica Smirnova 2004
G. †Gruntelasma Smirnova 2004
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Gruntelasma bajtuganensis Smirnova 2004
Gruntelasma disciformis Smirnova 2007
G. †Lengwuella Liang 1990
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Lengwuella prisma Liang 1990
Lengwuella spaedformis Liang 1990
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Invalid names: Lengwuella medulla Liang 1990 [synonym], Lengwuella obesa Liang 1990 [synonym], Phyllolasma lamina Liang 1990 [synonym]
Invalid names: Phyllolasma Liang 1990 [synonym]
Subfm. †Nucleatulinae Muir-Wood 1965
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G. †Arctothyris Dagys 1965
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Arctothyris solitus Dagys 1965
G. †Dinarella
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Dinarella haueri Bittner 1892
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Nucleatula retrocita Suess 1855
G. †Propygope Bittner 1890
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Propygope hagar Bittner 1890
G. †Sulcatothyris Dagys 1974
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Sulcatothyris emarginata Jin et al. 1979
Invalid names: Ninglangothyris Jin and Fang 1977 [synonym]
G. †Ustritskia Chen and Shi 2006
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Ustritskia minima Merla 1934
Ustritskia pseudotimanicum Ustritsky 1960
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height14.20

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:14:12
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:47:38
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Sevatian or 393.30000 to 205.60000 Ma

Collections (1378 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Germany Dielasma sp. (127762)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6China Dielasma corculum, Dielasma kingi (162317)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (New Mexico) Dielasma coriformes (231554)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7China Dielasma corcula, Dielasma kingi (162314) Dielasma corculum, Dielasma kingi (162315)
Kinderhookian360.7 - 353.8USA (Texas) Dielasma sp. (62494 62497)
Kinderhookian360.7 - 353.8USA (Montana) Dielasma sp. (545 7311)
Kinderhookian360.7 - 353.8USA (Iowa) Dielasma sp. (62482)
Kinderhookian360.7 - 353.8Canada (Yukon) Dielasma sp. (546)
Kinderhookian360.7 - 353.8Canada (Alberta) Dielasma sp. (8610)
Early/Lower Mississippian360.7 - 345.3USA (California) Dielasma sp. (226426)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5Tunisia Tunethyris punica (85057)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Russian Federation Adygella biplicata (127945 127964 128266)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Tajikistan Adygella biplicata (127943)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56China (Yunnan) Adygella pentagonalis, Adygella circulata (132565)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Austria Adygella biplicata (66932)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56China (Xizang) Cruratula beyrichii (110254) Tibetothyris julica (110216) Tibetothyris julica, Tibetothyris depressa (110253)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0China (Xizang) Sulcatinella dorsaplana (132640)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Serbia and Montenegro Coenothyris radulovici (56636 56800)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Papua New Guinea (Western Highland) Dielasma elongatum, Dielasma itaitubense (42523) Dielasma itaitubense (42520 42524)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3New Zealand Dielasma sp. (50760)