Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Temnodiscidae
Alternative combination: Oxydiscus giganteus
Full reference: W. H. Twenhofel. 1928. Geology of Anticosti Island. Geological Survey of Canada Memoir 154(2132):1-351
Belongs to Alaskadiscus according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Twenhofel 1928
Sister taxa: Alaskodiscus donensis, Alaskadiscus cristatus, Alaskadiscus acutus, Alaskadiscus planissimus, Alaskadiscus hunteri, Alaskadiscus maximus, Alaskadiscus laticonchus, Alaskadiscus subacutus, Alaskadiscus tenuis, Alaskadiscus disculus, Alaskadiscus magnus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Low cliffs near the head of Ellis Bay, Zone 4, which is in a Gamachian carbonate limestone/shale in the Ellis Bay Formation of Canada
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (2: Quebec, Québec collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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