Discotropis Yochelson 1956 (snail)

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae

Full reference: E. L. Yochelson. 1956. Permian Gastropoda of the southwestern United States. 1. Euomphalacea, Trochonematacea, Pesudophoracea, Anomphalacea, Craspedostomatacea, and Platyceratacea. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 110(3):173-276

Parent taxon: Euomphalidae according to A. Nützel and C. Ketwetsuriya 2016

See also Knight et al. 1960, Linsley and Kier 1984, Morris and Cleevely 1981 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acanthonema, Alaionema, Anisostoma, Araeonema, Austerum, Biformispira, Burdikinia, Centrifugus, Condonella, Cylicioscapha, Devonicornu, Eleutherospira, Elkoceras, Euomphalinae, Euomphalopsis, Euomphalopterinae, Euomphalus, Fletcherviewia, Goldfussoceras, Hippocampoides, Kiaeromphalus, Krasopea, Linsleyella, Nevadaspira, Nodeuomphalus, Novakopteron, Odontomariinae, Offleyotrochus, Pentagonodiscus, Phanerotinus, Pleuronotus, Poleumita, Polytropidae, Rhabdotocochlis, Rihamphalus, Saturnotropis, Schizostomatidae, Sinistrispira, Sinutropis, Straparollinae, Straparollus, Stusakia, Tongweispira, Tychobrahea, Weeksia, Spinicharybdiinae

Subtaxa: Discotropis girtyi Discotropis klobukowskii Discotropis publicus Discotropis sulcifer Discotropis turritus

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Type: Discotropis publicus

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Cambodia (3 collections), Mexico (1), Thailand (1), United States (27: California, Texas), Venezuela (1)

Total: 33 collections including 35 occurrences

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