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Discotropites
Taxonomy
Discotropites was named by Hyatt and Smith (1905) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. Its type is Ammonites sandlingensis.
It was assigned to Tropitidae by Smith (1927), Spath (1951), Tozer (1981), Tozer (1994); and to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Tropitidae by Smith (1927), Spath (1951), Tozer (1981), Tozer (1994); and to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1905 | Discotropites Hyatt and Smith p. 61 |
| 1927 | Discotropites Smith |
| 1951 | Discotropites Spath p. 88 |
| 1976 | Pleuropinacoceras Wang and He |
| 1981 | Pleuropinacoceras Tozer p. 94 |
| 1981 | Discotropites Tozer p. 98 |
| 1994 | Discotropites Tozer p. 216 |
| 2002 | Discotropites Sepkoski |
| 2002 | Pleuropinacoceras Sepkoski |
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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.
G. †Discotropites Hyatt and Smith 1905
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†Discotropites davisi Smith 1927
†Discotropites formosus Smith 1927
†Discotropites laurae Mojsisovics 1893
†Discotropites lineatus Smith 1927
†Discotropites mojsvarensis Smith 1927
†Discotropites plinii Mojsisovics 1893
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Invalid names: Eutomoceras empedoclis Gemmellaro 1904 [synonym], Pleuropinacoceras costatum Wang and He 1976 [synonym]
†Discotropites sandlingensis Hauer 1849
†Discotropites sengeli Mojsisovics 1893
†Discotropites smithi Kutassy 1933
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Invalid names: Discotropites gemmellaroi Smith 1927 [replaced]
†Discotropites theron Dittmar 1866
Invalid names: Pleuropinacoceras Wang and He 1976 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 11 | 37.0 | - | - | 37.0 | - | |
| shell diameter | 11 | 36.0 | 16.0 | 90.4 | 37.3 | 22.3 | |
| shell inflation | 11 | 9.00 | - | - | 9.00 | - |
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Collections (61 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Carnian | USA (Oregon) | D. sp. (49770) | |
| Carnian | Vietnam (Ninh Binh) | D. sp. (205956) | |
| Carnian | Laos | D. sandlingensis (44791) | |
| Carnian | India | Eutomoceras plinii (210926) | |
| Carnian | China (Sichuan) | D. formosus (25404 25405) | |
| Carnian | Vietnam | D. sp. (44769) | |
| Carnian - Norian | USA (Oregon) | D. sp. (61743) | |
| Late/Upper Triassic | USA (Alaska) | D. sandlingensis (112266 112268 112269 112271 112272) D. sp. (112267) | |
| Tuvalian | Canada (British Columbia) | D. sandlingensis (46573 49703 49796 49804 137107 137667 138602) D. smithi (49702 49743 49747 49794 56872 137110 137507 137950 137959 137990) D. sp. (49646 49695 49698 49706) D. sp., D. sandlingensis (49644) D. theron (49748 49801 56873 56878 137139 137245 137503 137504 137509 137510 137511 141768) | |
| Tuvalian | Nepal | D. plinii (92125) | |
| Tuvalian | Italy | D. plinii (56973) | |
| Tuvalian | USA (Alaska) | D. sandlingensis, D. mojsvarensis, D. davisi (33415) | |
| Tuvalian | USA (California) | D. davisi (142608) D. empedoclis, D. laurae (136302) D. gemmellaroi, D. mojsvarensis (142611) D. lineatus, D. laurae, D. sengeli (33327) D. sandlingensis, D. formosus, D. lineatus (33324) D. theron, D. empedoclis, D. gemmellaroi (144078) | |
| Tuvalian | Slovenia | D. plinii (57041 85148) | |
| Tuvalian - Lacian | China (Sichuan) | D. empedoclis (25406) | |
| Norian | Hungary | D. sandlingensis, D. sengeli (73270) |