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Morphotropis discreta

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Oriostomatidae

Taxonomy
Pachystrophia discreta was named by Perner (1903) [Barrande in Perner 1903]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Straparollus (Straparollus) discreta by Jhaveri (1969); it was recombined as Morphotropis discreta by Perner (1907) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Pachystrophia discreta Perner figs. pl. 73 f. 42-44
1907Morphotropis discreta Perner p. 191
1969Straparollus (Straparollus) discreta Jhaveri p. 161
2023Morphotropis discreta Wagner p. 496

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyOriostomatoidea()
familyOriostomatidaeKoken 1896
genusMorphotropis
speciesdiscreta()

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.

Morphotropis discreta Perner 1903
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: "calcite"g
Ribbing: minorf
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-08-14 22:28:44
Modified: 2004-08-15 00:28:44
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Etheridge 1891, Knight et al. 1960, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Pridoli or 427.40000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Czech Republic Morphotropis discreta (144741)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Czech Republic (Praha) Morphotropis discreta (155864)