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Discordichilus mollis

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Elasmonematidae

Taxonomy
Trochus mollis was named by Lindström (1884). It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Discordichilus.

It was recombined as Cyclonema mollis by Ulrich and Scofield (1897); it was recombined as Discordichilus mollis by Cossmann (1918), Rohr et al. (1981) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Trochus mollis Lindström p. 147 figs. pl. 14 f. 14-17
1897Cyclonema mollis Ulrich and Scofield p. 939
1918Discordichilus mollis Cossmann p. 272
1981Discordichilus mollis Rohr et al. p. 337
2023Discordichilus mollis Wagner p. 755

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyElasmonematidaeKnight 1956
genusDiscordichilus
speciesmollis()

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.

Discordichilus mollis Lindström 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-21 10:48:04
Modified: 2009-09-21 12:48:04
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Sheinwoodian or 433.40000 to 425.40000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) Trochus mollis (154965)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Sweden (Gotland) Trochus mollis (13556 13673)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Sweden (Gotland) Trochus mollis (184502)
Gleedonian425.4 - 427.4Sweden (Gotland) Trochus mollis (155701)