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Bridgeites discoideus

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Raphistomatidae

Taxonomy
Bridgeites discoideus was named by Flower (1968). It is not extant. Its type locality is Big Hatchet Mountains, near Hachita, which is in a Demingian carbonate limestone in the Mud Springs Formation of New Mexico. It is the type species of Bridgeites.

Entered
by P. Wagner on 2005-11-19

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Bridgeites discoideus Flower p. 16 figs. pl. 3 f. 26-33
1999Bridgeites discoideus Wagner p. 73
2023Bridgeites discoideus Wagner p. 720

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyRaphistomatoidea
familyRaphistomatidae()
genusBridgeites
speciesdiscoideus

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.

Bridgeites discoideus Flower 1968
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-11 19:11:20
Modified: 2009-06-11 21:11:20
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: Demingian or 486.85000 to 483.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Demingian486.85 - 483.4USA (New Mexico) Bridgeites discoideus (type locality: 56483 56484 56485 88945)