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Pseudoschizogonium elevatum

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Pseudoschizogoniidae

Taxonomy
Schizodiscus elevata was named by Kittl (1891) [Schizodiscus planus var. elevata]. Its type specimen is NHMW 1990/825 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Col da Oi (Wiener Hofsmuseums coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Pseudoschizogonium elevatum by Bandel (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Schizodiscus elevata Kittl p. 212 fig. 3
1991Pseudoschizogonium elevatum Bandel p. 37 figs. Pl 13, figs 4,5; pl 17, fig 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyPseudoschizogoniidae
genusPseudoschizogonium
specieselevatum()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height14.40

Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingsuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: limitedsuperf
Created: 2025-08-08 09:12:40
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:12:40
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Wagner 2023, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Julian or 237.00000 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Pseudoschizogonium elevatum (137424) Schizodiscus elevata (type locality: 144635)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy Pseudoschizogonium elevatum (164191)