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Discosorus infelix

Cephalopoda - Discosorida - Discosoridae

Taxonomy
Orthoceras infelix was named by Billings (1866). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Discosorus infelix by Foerste (1928), Holland and Copper (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Orthoceras infelix Billings p. 87
1928Discosorus infelix Foerste p. 302 figs. pl. 40 f. 8
2008Discosorus infelix Holland and Copper p. 1034 fig. 6E

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderDiscosoridaFlower 1950
familyDiscosoridaeMiller 1889
genusDiscosorusHall 1852
speciesinfelix()

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.

Discosorus infelix Billings 1866
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:33:38
Modified: 2007-09-07 06:48:07
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Hirnantian to the top of the Telychian or 445.20000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian - Hirnantian449.6 - 443.1Canada (Québec) Discosorus infelix (204333)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) Discosorus infelix (204354)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) Discosorus infelix (160004)