Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Temnodiscidae
Alternative combinations: Cyrtolites cristatus, Oxydiscus cristatus, Tropidodiscus cristatus
Belongs to Alaskadiscus according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Safford 1869, Ulrich and Scofield 1897, Wahlman 1992 and Wilson 1951
Sister taxa: Alaskodiscus donensis, Alaskadiscus giganteus, Alaskadiscus laticonchus, Alaskadiscus magnus, Alaskadiscus acutus, Alaskadiscus subacutus, Alaskadiscus hunteri, Alaskadiscus disculus, Alaskadiscus maximus, Alaskadiscus tenuis, Alaskadiscus planissimus
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (2: Tennessee collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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