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Discotrochus orbignianus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
D. astericus, D. californicus, D. cylindricus, D. hoelzli, D. michelottii, D. pateriformis, D. pseudoduncani
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. obrignianus, D. orbigianus, D. orbignyanus

Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyFungiicaeDana 1846
familyFungiidaeDana 1846
genusDiscotrochusMilne-Edwards 1848
speciesorbignianus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Texas) Discotrochus orbignianus (88089)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Discotrochus orbignianus (2417 2422 2453 2454 81282)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) Discotrochus orbignianus (2434 2435 2436 2437 2438 2444 2446 2449 2451 98468 100142)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Louisiana) Discotrochus orbignianus (44408 44517 44518)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Texas) Discotrochus orbignianus (2452)