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Discopsis

Gastropoda - Vitrinellidae

Taxonomy
Discopsis was named by de Folin and Perrier (1870) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 852]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Vitrinellidae by Vaught et al. (1989); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Discopsis de Folin and Perrier
1989Discopsis Vaught et al.
2002Discopsis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyTruncatelloideaGray 1840
familyVitrinellidaeBush 1897
genusDiscopsisde Folin and Perrier 1870

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. Discopsis de Folin and Perrier 1870
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:56:06
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:56:06
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Tortonian or 33.90000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) D. pilsbryi (5943)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic D. derbyi (58817)