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Westraliadiscus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Tropidodiscidae

Taxonomy
Westraliadiscus was named by Cook (1999).

It was assigned to Tropidodiscinae by Cook (1998).

Species
W. robertsi

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Westraliadiscus Cook
1998Ningbingia Cook p. 450
1999Westraliadiscus Cook

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
superfamilyTropidodiscoidea
familyTropidodiscidae()
genusWestraliadiscus

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. †Westraliadiscus Cook 1999
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Invalid names: Ningbingia Cook 1998 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-09-18 08:53:22
Modified: 2009-10-11 15:09:03
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Frasnian or 382.31000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Australia (Western Australia) Ningbingia robertsi (38742 66150)