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Plectodiscus discoideus

Hydrozoa - Siphonophorida - Velellidae

Taxonomy
Palaeonectris discoidea was named by Rauff (1939). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Plectodiscus discoideus by Larson and Briggs (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Palaeonectris discoidea Rauff
2023Plectodiscus discoideus Larson and Briggs p. 1003

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
subphylumMedusozoa
classHydrozoaOwen 1843
RankNameAuthor
orderSiphonophorida
familyVelellidaeBrandt 1835
genusPlectodiscusRuedemann 1916
speciesdiscoideus(Rauff 1939)

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.

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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: Early/Lower Emsian or 410.62000 to 399.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany Palaeonectris discoidea (26904)