Calodiscus lobatus Hall 1847 (artiopod)

Artiopoda - Agnostida - Calodiscidae

Alternative combinations: Agnostus lobatus, Goniodiscus lobatus, Microdiscus lobatus

Synonyms: Brevidiscus lunulatus Kobayashi 1943, Brevidiscus troyensis Kobayashi 1943

Full reference: J. Hall. 1847. Containing descriptions of the organic remains of the lower division of the New York system (equivalent of the Lower Silurian rocks of Europe). Paleontology of New York 1:1-338

Belongs to Calodiscus according to C. B. Skovsted 2006

See also Hall 1847, Hinz 1987 and Rasetti 1952

Sister taxa: Calodiscus agnostoides, Calodiscus helena, Calodiscus meeki, Calodiscus schucherti, Calodiscus walcotti

Ecology: slow-moving epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Canada (6: Labrador, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador collections), Germany (1), Greenland (7), Norway (1), Sweden (3), the United Kingdom (2), United States (4: Massachusetts, New York)

Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence

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