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Discretella discreta

Conodonta - Conodontophorida - Gondolellidae

Taxonomy
Ctenognathus discreta was named by Müller (1956). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dinner Springs Canyon, which is in a Smithian marine limestone in Nevada.

It was recombined as Spathognathodus discreta by Nogami (1968); it was recombined as Smithodus discreta by Buryi (1989); it was recombined as Discretella discreta by Orchard (2008), Orchard and Zonneveld (2009), Maekawa and Igo (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Ctenognathus discreta Müller p. 821 figs. Pl 95, fig 28
1968Spathognathodus discreta Nogami
1989Smithodus discreta Buryi
2008Discretella discreta Orchard p. 401 figs. 8 parts 18. 19
2009Discretella discreta Orchard and Zonneveld pp. 778 - 780 figs. pl. 13 f. 35-36, 45-46
2014Discretella discreta Maekawa and Igo p. 196 figs. 141-13-141.33, 142-145, 146.1-146.30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassCyclostomataRichards
RankNameAuthor
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderOzarkodinidaDzik 1976
familyGondolellidaeLindstrom 1970
subfamilyMullerinaeOrchard 2005
genusDiscretellaOrchard 2005
speciesdiscreta()

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.

Discretella discreta Müller 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitec
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-02-03 07:48:42
Modified: 2010-02-12 04:00:46
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Smithian or 249.90000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Oman Discretella discreta (216092 241279 241280 241281)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Vietnam Discretella discreta (155480 155481 155483 155484 155486 155488 155489 155491 155492 155493 155499 155501 155502 155507 155508 155509 155510 155531 155540)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Timor-Leste Spathognathodus discreta (213495)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1USA (Nevada) Ctenognathus discreta (type locality: 44225)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Russian Federation Discretella discreta (168047)