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Discidae

Gastropoda - Discidae

Taxonomy
Discidae was named by Thiele (1931). It is extant. Its type is Discus.

It was assigned to Pulmonata by Roth and Emberton (1994).

Subtaxa
Anguispira, Discus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Discidae Thiele
1994Discidae Roth and Emberton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassPulmonataCuvier 1817
familyDiscidaeThiele 1931
familyDiscidaeThiele 1931

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.

Fm. Discidae Thiele 1931
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G. Anguispira Morse 1864
G. Discus Fitzinger 1833 [disk snail]
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†Discus neumaieri Schlickum 1964
Discus pleuradrus Bourguignat 1881
†Discus schneideri Harzhauser and Neubauer 2014
†Discus solarioides Sandberger 1872
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubc
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-10-12 05:39:25
Modified: 2007-10-12 07:39:25
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Holocene or 55.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 50.3 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Discus sp. (15793)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97USA (Montana) Anguispira kochi (200344) Discus patulus (200342)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Germany Discus sp. (182615)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Austria Discus neumaieri (231081)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) Discus pleuradrus (34615)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany Discus pleuradrus (231119 231120)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Discus pleuradrus (48325 172950 172951)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany Discus pleuradrus (231112)
MN 5 - MN 615.97 - 12.75Germany (Bayern) Discus sp. (48471)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Poland Discus sp., Discus solarioides (231087)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Austria Discus euglyphoides (175587)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Austria Discus pleuradrus (231088)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Hungary (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) Discus pleuradrus (75481)
MN 109.7 - 8.7Austria Discus pleuradrus (231090)
MN 118.7 - 7.75Austria (Niederoesterreich) Discus pleuradrus (32649)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy (Tuscany) Discus rotundatus (51778)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Kansas) Discus cronkhitei (20293 20352)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Abruzzo) Discus rotundatus (68337)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Discus rotundatus (50056)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Michigan) Discus cronkhitei (70130)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Anguispira alternata (82258) Discus catskillensis, Anguispira alternata (103991)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France Discus perspectivus, Discus rotundatus (56806)