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Discosorus infelix

Cephalopoda - Discosorida - Discosoridae

Taxonomy
Orthoceras infelix was named by Billings (1866). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Discosorus infelix by Foerste (1928) and Holland and Copper (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. earltonensis, D. geronticus, D. vetustus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Orthoceras infelix Billings p. 87
1928Discosorus infelix Foerste p. 302 figs. pl. 40 f. 8
2008Discosorus infelix Holland and Copper p. 1034 fig. 6E

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

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 infelix Billings 1866
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Diagnosis
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