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Discoceras nilssoni

Cephalopoda - Tarphycerida - Trocholitidae

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Discoceras nilssoni Kröger and Aubrechtová

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

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Discoceras nilssoni Kröger and Aubrechtová 2019
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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 Keila to the top of the Oandu or 460.90000 to 452.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Keila - Oandu460.9 - 452.0Sweden (Dalarne) Discoceras nilssoni (161744)