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Discitoceras

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Trigonoceratidae

Taxonomy
Discitoceras was named by Hyatt (1894) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise C Serp-l Sepkoski's reference number: 524].

It was assigned to Trigonoceratidae by Teichert et al. (1964); and to Nautilida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Discitoceras Hyatt
1964Discitoceras Teichert et al. p. 429
2002Discitoceras Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautiloideaAgassiz 1847
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
suborderTainoceratinaShimansky 1964
superfamilyTrigonoceratoidea(Hyatt 1884)
familyTrigonoceratidae
genusDiscitocerasHyatt 1894

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. †Discitoceras Hyatt 1894
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ivorian to the top of the Asbian or 353.80000 to 336.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ivorian - Chadian353.8 - 345.0Ireland D. leveillianum (76501 76515)
Arundian - Holkerian345.0 - 339.4Ireland D. leveillianum (76517)
Asbian339.4 - 336.0United Kingdom (England) D. sp. (69304)
Chesterian339.4 - 318.1USA (Oklahoma) D. gratiosum (584)