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Tropidodiscus globosus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Tropidodiscidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon globosus was named by Knod (1908). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Tropidodiscus globosus by Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Bellerophon globosus Knod
2023Tropidodiscus globosus Wagner p. 4555

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
superfamilyTropidodiscoidea
familyTropidodiscidae()
genusTropidodiscus
speciesglobosus(Knod 1908)

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: Emsian or 410.62000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47South Africa Bellerophon globosus (35587)