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Discosorus halli

Cephalopoda - Discosorida - Discosoridae

Taxonomy
Discosorus halli was named by Foerste (1924). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Discosorus halli Foerste p. 74–75 figs. pl. 7 f. 3–4; pl. 8 f. 4
2008Discosorus halli Holland and Copper p. 1034 fig. 6D

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderDiscosoridaFlower 1950
familyDiscosoridaeMiller 1889
genusDiscosorusHall 1852
specieshalli

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.

Discosorus halli Foerste 1924
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Telychian or 438.50000 to 433.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Quebec) Discosorus halli (158732)