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Tropidodiscus (Tropidodiscus)

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Tropidodiscidae

Taxonomy
Tropidodiscus (Tropidodiscus) was named by Meek and Worthen (1866) [First use of subgenus.].

It was assigned to Tropidodiscus by Meek and Worthen (1866).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Tropidodiscus (Tropidodiscus) Meek and Worthen p. 118

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
superfamilyTropidodiscoidea
familyTropidodiscidae()
genusTropidodiscus
subgenusTropidodiscusMeek and Worthen 1866

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.

Subg. †Tropidodiscus (Tropidodiscus) Meek and Worthen 1866
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-04 10:26:57
Modified: 2009-06-05 20:57:30
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Emsian or 399.50000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Austria Tropidodiscus sp. (26227 26230)