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Derbyia regis

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Derbyiidae

Taxonomy
Derbyia regis was named by Grant (1995). Its type specimen is USNM 473691, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USNM9262, Nisitsa, Hydra Island, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine packstone/wackestone in the Episkopi Formation of Greece.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Derbyia regis Grant p. 659 figs. 5.1-5.12

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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
genusDerbyia
speciesregis

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.

Derbyia regis Grant 1995
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height511.76.9024.09.506.94

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: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Greece Derbyia regis (42460 type locality: 42461 42465 64172 64173)