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Tropidodiscus rotula

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Tropidodiscidae

Taxonomy
Tropidocyclus rotula was named by de Koninck (1883). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Visé, which is in a Visean carbonate limestone in the Calcaire de Seilles Formation of Belgium.

It was recombined as Tropidodiscus rotula by Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Tropidocyclus rotula de Koninck p. 162 figs. pl. 43 f. 5-8
1931Tropidocyclus rotula Weir p. 838
2023Tropidodiscus rotula Wagner p. S7800

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

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.

Tropidodiscus rotula de Koninck 1883
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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: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Visean or 346.70000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Visean346.7 - 330.3Belgium (Liége) Tropidocyclus rotula (147082)