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Eodiscus punctatus

Artiopoda - Agnostida - Eodiscidae

Taxonomy
Microdiscus punctatus was named by Salter (1864).

It was recombined as Microdiscus (Eodiscus) punctatus by Matthew (1896); it was recombined as Spinodiscus punctatus by Kobayashi (1943) and Kobayashi (1943); it was recombined as Eodiscus punctatus by Westergård (1946), Rasetti (1952).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. serratus

Synonyms
  • Microdiscus eucentrus was named by Linnarsson (1883).

    It was recombined as Microdiscus scanicus eucentra by Grönwall (1902); it was synonymized subjectively with Eodiscus punctatus by Rasetti (1952).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Microdiscus punctatus Salter p. 237 figs. , pl. 13, figs. 11a-c
1883Microdiscus eucentrus Linnarsson p. 30 figs. Pl. 4, figs. 19, 20
1896Microdiscus (Eodiscus) punctatus Matthew p. 244
1902Microdiscus scanicus eucentra Grönwall p. 79 figs. Pl. 1, fig. 20
1943Spinodiscus punctatus Kobayashi
1946Eodiscus punctatus Westergård
1952Eodiscus punctatus Rasetti p. 448 figs. Plate 53, figures 1-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
orderAgnostidaSalter 1864
suborderEodiscina
familyEodiscidaeRaymond 1913
genusEodiscusMatthew 1896
speciespunctatus(Salter 1864)

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.

†Eodiscus punctatus Salter 1864
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Invalid names: Microdiscus eucentrus Linnarsson 1883 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: blindg
Created: 2009-12-13 02:28:33
Modified: 2009-12-13 04:28:33
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Drumian or 504.50000 to 500.50000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Canada (New Brunswick) Microdiscus punctatus (64535)
Drumian504.5 - 500.5Sweden Eodiscus punctatus (240061)
Drumian504.5 - 500.5Sweden (Jämtland) Eodiscus punctatus (240065 240066)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5Greenland (Nyeboe Land) Eodiscus punctatus (9935)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5United Kingdom (Wales) Eodiscus punctatus (193782 193783)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5Sweden (Scania) Eodiscus punctatus (179691)