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Temnodiscus arrosus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Tropidodiscidae

Taxonomy
Cyrtolites arrosus was named by Lindström (1884). It is not extant. Its type locality is Near Stora Myre, Martebo, which is in a Sheinwoodian carbonate limestone in the Slite Formation of Sweden.

It was recombined as Temnodiscus arrosus by Koken (1896), Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Cyrtolites arrosus Lindström pp. 83 - 84 figs. pl. 6 f. 52-53
1896Temnodiscus arrosus Koken
2023Temnodiscus arrosus Wagner p. 466

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

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 arrosus Lindström 1884
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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: Sheinwoodian or 432.90000 to 430.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Sweden (Gotland) Temnodiscus arrosus (type locality: 155697)