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Plectodiscus

Hydrozoa - Siphonophorida - Velellidae

Taxonomy
Plectodiscus was named by Ruedemann (1916) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl Tr Carn-u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Velellidae by Bayer et al. (1956); and to Hydroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2022-12-02

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Plectodiscus Ruedemann
1956Plectodiscus Bayer et al. p. F149
1957Silurovelella Fisher
2002Plectodiscus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
subphylumMedusozoa
classHydrozoaOwen 1843
RankNameAuthor
orderSiphonophorida
familyVelellidaeBrandt 1835
genusPlectodiscusRuedemann 1916

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.

G. †Plectodiscus Ruedemann 1916
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Plectodiscus berlinensis Hogler and Hanger 1989
Invalid names: Silurovelella Fisher 1957 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: no hard partso
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Attached: yesc
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-11 21:52:43
Modified: 2009-05-12 00:02:29
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Lacian or 426.70000 to 215.38000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (New York) Silurovelella casteri (76664)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (New York) Silurovelella sp. (493)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany Palaeonectris discoidea (26904)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86USA (Montana) P. latinautilus (3436)
Namurian330.3 - 318.7Egypt P. sp. (46987)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Nevada) P. berlinensis (102368)