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Discophyllites insignis

Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Discophyllitidae

Taxonomy
Discophyllites insignis was named by Gemmellaro (1904).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Discophyllites insignis Gemmellaro
1934Discophyllites insignis Spath

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderPhylloceratida(Zittel 1884)
superfamilyPhylloceratoidea(Zittel 1884)
familyDiscophyllitidaeSpath 1927
genusDiscophyllitesHyatt 1900
speciesinsignisGemmellaro 1904

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.

Discophyllites insignis Gemmellaro 1904
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-09-27 10:11:29
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:11:29
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
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