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Discoceras roemeri

Cephalopoda - Tarphycerida - Trocholitidae

Taxonomy

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Discoceras roemeri Strand

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderTarphycerida()
familyTrocholitidaeChapman 1857
genusDiscocerasBarrande 1867
speciesroemeri

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.

Discoceras roemeri Strand 1934
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:34:14
Modified: 2008-02-28 12:57:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pusgillian to the top of the Cautleyan or 449.50000 to 448.80000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian453.0 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarna) Discoceras roemeri (124939)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarne) Discoceras roemeri (157537)
Pusgillian - Cautleyan449.5 - 448.8Norway (Asker) Discoceras roemeri (163351)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Norway (Asker) Discoceras roemeri (164214)
Pusgillian - Rawtheyan449.5 - 445.2Norway (Langesund-Skien) Discoceras roemeri (159336)
Pusgillian - Rawtheyan449.5 - 445.2Norway (Ringerike) Discoceras roemeri (163026)
Pirgu - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarne) Discoceras roemeri (73466)