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Tropidodiscus arisaigensis

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Tropidodiscidae

Taxonomy
Tropidodiscus arisaigensis was named by Peel (1977) [Tropidodiscus(?) arisaigensis Peel 1977b]. It is not extant. Its type locality is USNM 10165. Shore, 1450 ft northeast of McAdam Brook, which is in a Gleedonian marine siltstone/shale in the Doctors Brook Formation of Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Tropidodiscus arisaigensis Peel
2023Tropidodiscus arisaigensis Wagner p. 465

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

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.

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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 10:26:57
Modified: 2009-06-05 20:57:30
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Gleedonian or 429.60000 to 426.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gleedonian429.6 - 426.7Canada (Nova Scotia) Tropidodiscus arisaigensis (type locality: 155696)