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Discohelix orbis

Gastropoda - Discohelicidae

Taxonomy
Euomphalus orbis was named by Reuss (1852). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Discohelix orbis by Gemmellaro (1911), Cox (1928) and Szabo (1979).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. didimtuensis, D. parvanodosa, D. planus, D. sinistra, D. sinsitra, D. subequalis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Euomphalus orbis Reuss p. 114 figs. Pl. 14, Fig. 1
1885Discohelix galatensis Seguenza
1911Discohelix orbis Gemmellaro p. 218 figs. Pl 9, figs 9-12
1928Discohelix orbis Cox p. 236
1979Discohelix orbis Szabo p. 6 figs. Pl. 1, Fig. 1-3, Fig. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyCirroidea
familyDiscohelicidaeSchröder 1995
genusDiscohelixDunker 1847
speciesorbis(Reuss 1852)

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.

†Discohelix orbis Reuss 1852
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Invalid names: Discohelix galatensis Seguenza 1885 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available