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Pleurotomaria discoidea

Gastropoda - Pleurotomariidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria discoidea was named by Girty (1908). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS 2926 green, Capitan Peak, Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Capitan Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Pleurotomaria discoidea Girty p. 470 figs. Pl 8, figs 13-13d

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyPleurotomarioidea(Swainson 1840)
familyPleurotomariidaeSwainson 1840
genusPleurotomaria
speciesdiscoidea

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available