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Groomodiscus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Tropidodiscidae

Taxonomy
Groomodiscus was named by Rohr and Yochelson (1990) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llvi-l Sepkoski's reference number: 797]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Tropidodiscidae by Rohr and Yochelson (1990); and to Bellerophontida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Groomodiscus Rohr and Yochelson
2002Groomodiscus Sepkoski

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

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.

G. †Groomodiscus Rohr and Yochelson 1990
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Groomodiscus bouceki HornĂ½ 1997
Groomodiscus calcifer Cleland 1900
Groomodiscus rossi Rohr and Yochelson 1990
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-09-18 08:53:22
Modified: 2009-10-11 15:09:03
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Gasconadian to the top of the Burrellian or 486.85000 to 452.50000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gasconadian486.85 - 477.1USA (New York) Bellerophon calcifer (119377)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Nevada) G. rossi (13605 14229) Tropidodiscus sp. (14232)
Sarka469.4 - 463.3Czechia Tropidodiscus bouceki (95017)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (Manchuria) Oxydiscus planulatus (56134)
Aurelucian458.2 - 456.6United Kingdom (Scotland) Salpingostoma buccinoideum (171721)
Burrellian456.6 - 452.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Salpingostoma buccinoideum (169263)