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Discretella discreta
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).
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
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1956 | Ctenognathus discreta Müller p. 821 figs. Pl 95, fig 28 |
| 1968 | Spathognathodus discreta Nogami |
| 1989 | Smithodus discreta Buryi |
| 2008 | Discretella discreta Orchard p. 401 figs. 8 parts 18. 19 |
| 2009 | Discretella discreta Orchard and Zonneveld pp. 778 - 780 figs. pl. 13 f. 35-36, 45-46 |
| 2014 | Discretella discreta Maekawa and Igo p. 196 figs. 141-13-141.33, 142-145, 146.1-146.30 |
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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
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithian | Oman | Discretella discreta (216092 241279 241280 241281) | |
| Smithian | Vietnam | Discretella discreta (155480 155481 155483 155484 155486 155488 155489 155491 155492 155493 155499 155501 155502 155507 155508 155509 155510 155531 155540) | |
| Smithian | Timor-Leste | Spathognathodus discreta (213495) | |
| Smithian | USA (Nevada) | Ctenognathus discreta (type locality: 44225) | |
| Smithian | Russian Federation | Discretella discreta (168047) |