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Disculus disculus

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae

Taxonomy
Solarium disculus was named by Deshayes (1863) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; France.]. It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Disculus.

It was recombined as Disculus disculus by Deshayes (1863) and Bieler and Petit (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Solarium disculus Deshayes
1863Disculus disculus Deshayes p. 664
2005Disculus disculus Bieler and Petit p. 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyArchitectonicoideaGray 1840
familyArchitectonicidaeGray 1850
genusDisculusDeshayes 1863
speciesdisculus(Deshayes 1863)

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.

Disculus disculus Deshayes 1863
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 05:00:49
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:25:24
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available