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Sinuites discoides

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Sinuitidae

Taxonomy
Sinuites discoides was named by Reed (1921). It is not extant. Its type locality is Balclatchie Farm, Ayrshire, Girvan, which is in a Burrellian carbonate limestone in the Balclatchie Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Strangulites discoides by Horný (1962).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Sinuites discoides Reed p. 9 figs. pl. 1 f. 9-11
1962Strangulites discoides Horný
1997Sinuites discoides Horný p. 49

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familySinuitidae
genusSinuites
speciesdiscoides

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.

Sinuites discoides Reed 1921
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-04 10:22:03
Modified: 2009-06-05 20:54:13
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Harnagian to the top of the Burrellian or 458.20000 to 452.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Harnagian458.2 - 457.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Sinuites discoides (72413)
Burrellian456.6 - 452.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Sinuites discoides (type locality: 78001 156584 169263)