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Microdiscula

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Orbitestellidae

Taxonomy
Microdiscula was named by Thiele (1912). It is extant.

It was assigned to Orbitestellidae by Rosenberg (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Microdiscula Thiele
2005Microdiscula Rosenberg

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyValvatoideaGray 1840
familyOrbitestellidaeIredale 1917
genusMicrodisculaThiele 1912

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. Microdiscula Thiele 1912
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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: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina M. sp. (71603)