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Discosoridae

Cephalopoda - Discosorida - Discosoridae

Taxonomy
Discosoridae was named by Miller (1889). Its type is Discosorus.

It was assigned to Discosorida by Teichert et al. (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Discosoridae Miller
1964Discosoridae Teichert et al. p. 335

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderDiscosoridaFlower 1950
familyDiscosoridaeMiller 1889
familyDiscosoridaeMiller 1889

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.

Fm. †Discosoridae Miller 1889
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G. †Alpenoceras Foerste 1927
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Invalid names: Endostokesoceras [synonym], Neodiscosorus [synonym]
G. †Discosorus Hall 1852
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†Discosorus halli Foerste 1924
†Discosorus infelix Billings 1866
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:33:38
Modified: 2007-09-07 06:48:07
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Richmondian to the top of the Early/Lower Givetian or 449.60000 to 383.70000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Nunavut) Discosorus borealis, Discosorus regularis, Discosorus sp. (24187)
Richmondian - Hirnantian449.6 - 443.4Canada (Québec) Discosorus infelix (204333)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Canada (Quebec) Discosorus infelix (204354)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (New York) Discosorus sp. (450 452)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5USA (New York) Discosorus conoideus (81892)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Canada (Québec) Discosorus sp. (24416 24418)
Aeronian - Telychian440.8 - 433.4Canada (Québec) Discosorus sp. (24412)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Ontario) Discosorus vetustus, Discosorus geronticus, Discosorus earltonensis (233158)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Quebec) Discosorus halli (158732) Discosorus infelix (160004)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4USA (Iowa) Discosorus sp. (26763)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4USA (New York) Discosorus conoideus (82569)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Québec) Discosorus sp. (24420 24423 24424 24435)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Czech Republic (Moravia) Alpenoceras eifliense (5767)