Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Temnodiscidae
Alternative combinations: Bellerophon disculus, Oxydiscus disculus, Tropidodiscus disculus
Full reference: E. Billings. 1860. New species of fossils from the Lower Silurian rocks of Canada. The Canadian Naturalist and Geologist 6(3):161-177
Belongs to Alaskadiscus according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Billings 1860, Liberty 1969, Ulrich and Scofield 1897 and Wilson 1951
Sister taxa: Alaskodiscus donensis, Alaskadiscus subacutus, Alaskadiscus magnus, Alaskadiscus tenuis, Alaskadiscus cristatus, Alaskadiscus hunteri, Alaskadiscus planissimus, Alaskadiscus acutus, Alaskadiscus laticonchus, Alaskadiscus giganteus, Alaskadiscus maximus
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (7: Ontario, Quebec collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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