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Temnodiscus fletcheri

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Tropidodiscidae

Taxonomy
Temnodiscus fletcheri was named by Reed (1921). It is not extant. Its type locality is Proetus concinnus-Warburgella stokesii Assemblage, Much Wenlock Limestone, which is in a Homerian marine grainstone/lime mudstone in the Much Wenlock Limestone Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Temnodiscus fletcheri Reed
2023Temnodiscus fletcheri Wagner p. 4828

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
superfamilyTropidodiscoidea
familyTropidodiscidae()
subfamilyTemnodiscinae
genusTemnodiscus
speciesfletcheri

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.

Temnodiscus fletcheri 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
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-04 10:02:26
Modified: 2009-06-05 20:56:01
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Homerian or 430.60000 to 426.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Homerian430.6 - 426.7United Kingdom (England) Temnodiscus fletcheri (type locality: 23057)