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Derbyia buchi

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Derbyiidae

Taxonomy
Orthis buchii was named by d'Orbigny (1842). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Yaurichambi (d'Orbigny coll), which is in an Asselian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Copacabana Formation of Bolivia.

It was recombined as Derbyia buchi by Kozlowski (1914), Douglas (1936), Reed (1944), Chronic (1953), Schréter (1963), Tazawa and Shintani (2014).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Orthis buchii d'Orbigny p. 49
1842Productus andii d'Orbigny p. 54 figs. Pl 5, figs 1-3
1914Derbyia buchi Kozlowski p. 57 figs. pl. 8, fig. 1-6
1936Derbyia buchi Douglas p. 38 figs. Pl 4, fig 12
1944Derbyia buchi Reed p. 30 figs. Pl 3, fig 5
1953Derbyia buchi Chronic p. 75 figs. Pl 12, figs 19a-21
1963Derbyia buchi Schréter p. 103 figs. Pl 2, figs 10a-c
2014Derbyia buchi Tazawa and Shintani p. 21 figs. 3.5, 3.6

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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
speciesbuchi()

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 buchi d'Orbigny 1842
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Invalid names: Productus andii d'Orbigny 1842 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height122.0

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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Guadalupian or 298.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Texas) Derbyia buchi (121455 121456 149999)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Bolivia Derbyia buchi (128629 128632 128634 128636 128639 128648 128649 128652 128653 128668) Orthis buchii, Productus andii (133181)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Peru (Apurimac) Derbyia buchi (41352 41355 41357 41358)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Peru (Cusco) Derbyia buchi (41343)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Japan Derbyia buchi (129063)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Texas) Derbyia buchi (108394 149857 150775 150776)
Guadalupian273.01 - 259.51Iran Derbyia buchi (211733)
Roadian - Wordian272.3 - 264.28Iran Derbyia buchi (211728)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Pakistan Derbyia buchi (125818 125835)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Hungary Derbyia buchi (131451)