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Discoceras vasalemmense

Cephalopoda - Tarphycerida - Trocholitidae

Taxonomy
Schroederoceras vasalemmense was named by Balaschov (1953).

It was recombined as Rectanguloceras vasalemmense by Stumbur (1962); it was recombined as Discoceras vasalemmense by Kröger and Aubrechtova (2017).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. canadense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Rectanguloceras vasalemmense Stumbur
2017Discoceras vasalemmense Kröger and Aubrechtova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderTarphycerida()
familyTrocholitidaeChapman 1857
genusDiscocerasBarrande 1867
speciesvasalemmense(Balaschov 1953)

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.

†Discoceras vasalemmense Balaschov 1953
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:34:14
Modified: 2008-02-28 12:57:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Keila or 453.90000 to 453.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Keila453.9 - 453.0Estonia (Vasalemma) Discoceras vasalemmense (188570 188677)
Keila453.9 - 453.0Estonia (Harju) Discoceras vasalemmense (87273 169041 188679 188682)