†Zonidiscus youngi Foerste 1889 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Tropidodiscidae
Alternative combinations: Cyrtolites youngi, Oxydiscus youngi
Full reference: A. F. Foerste. 1889. Notes on Clinton group fossils with special reference to collections from Indiana, Tennessee, and Georgia. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 24:263-335
Belongs to Zonidiscus according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Foerste 1889, Foerste 1893 and Foerste 1923
Sister taxa: Zonidiscus clemvillensis, Zonidiscus discus, Zonidiscus grayi, Zonidiscus incola
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at Brockocystis-Anartiocystis Association of the Brassfield (Silurian of Indiana)
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