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Discohelix costata

Gastropoda - Discohelicidae

Taxonomy
Discohelix costata was named by Wendt (1968).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. didimtuensis, D. parvanodosa, D. planus, D. sinistra, D. sinsitra, D. subequalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Discohelix costata Wendt

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

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 costata Wendt 1968
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Toarcian to the top of the Sauzei or 184.20000 to 168.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Italy Discohelix costata (191474)
Sauzei170.9 - 168.2Morocco Discohelix costata (97894)