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Discohelix guembeli

Gastropoda - Discohelicidae

Taxonomy
Discohelix guembeli was named by von Ammon (1892).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Discohelix guembeli von Ammon p. 215 fig. 39
2013Discohelix guembeli Schulbert and Nützel p. 729 figs. 6A-D

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyCirroidea
familyDiscohelicidaeSchröder 1995
genusDiscohelixDunker 1847
speciesguembelivon Ammon 1892

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.

Discohelix guembeli von Ammon 1892
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesupero
Life habit: epifaunalsupero
Diet: grazersupero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:55:39
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:55:39
Source: supero = superorder, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Concavum to the top of the Early/Lower Oxfordian or 174.70000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Concavum174.7 - 170.9Morocco Discohelix guembeli (97886)
Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Italy Discohelix guembeli (191475)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Italy Discohelix guembeli (191476)