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Kittlidiscus

Gastropoda - Kittlidiscidae

Taxonomy
Kittlidiscus was named by Haas (1953) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi-u]. It is the type genus of Kittlidiscidae.

It was assigned to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Kittlidiscidae by Cox (1960), Bouchet et al. (2005).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Schizodiscus Kittl p. 211
1953Kittlidiscus Haas p. 59
1960Kittlidiscus Cox p. 95
2002Kittlidiscus Sepkoski
2005Kittlidiscus Bouchet et al. p. 95

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyPleurotomarioidea(Swainson 1840)
familyKittlidiscidaeCox 1960
genusKittlidiscus

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. †Kittlidiscus Haas 1953
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Kittlidiscus planus Klipstein 1843
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Invalid names: Pleurotomaria bronnii Klipstein 1843 [synonym]
Invalid names: Schizodiscus Kittl 1891 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-21 10:46:28
Modified: 2009-09-21 12:46:28
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Julian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 237.00000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Pleurotomaria plana, Pleurotomaria bronnii (145649) Schizodiscus planus (144631 144635)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Pleurotomaria plana (64142)