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Discotectus

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Taxonomy
Discotectus was named by Favre (1913) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bath K Camp Sepkoski's reference number: 1204].

It was assigned to Proconulinae by Knight et al. (1960); to Trochinae by Kase (1984); and to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Discotectus Favre
1960Discotectus Knight et al. p. 249
1984Discotectus Kase p. 66
2002Discotectus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyTrochinaeRafinesque 1815
genusDiscotectusFavre 1913

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. †Discotectus Favre 1913
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Campanian or 152.21000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany D. crassipliacatus (211294)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Yemen (Wadi Hajar) D. sp. (2583)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57United Kingdom (England) D. sp. (235315)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Japan D. crassus (91293) D. cripsis (91300) D. cripsus (91299 91309)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany D. buneli (66779)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Austria D. plicatogranulosus (176739)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Germany D. sp. (74484)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2France D. sp. (3732)