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Discinites

Taxonomy
Discinites was named by Feistmantel (1880). It is not extant. Its type is Discinites bohemicus.

It was assigned to Plantae by Andrews (1970).

Species
D. bohemicus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Discinites Feistmantel
1970Discinites Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusDiscinitesFeistmantel 1880

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.

G. †Discinites Feistmantel 1880
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Discinites bohemicus Feistmantel 1880
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Pennsylvanian to the top of the Zechstein or 323.20000 to 252.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9USA (Michigan) D. delectus, D. jongmansi (10889)
Permian298.9 - 252.17USA (Texas) D. sp. (23150)
Sakmarian - Kungurian295.5 - 272.3USA (Texas) D. sp. (11151)
Roadian - Wordian272.3 - 265.1China (Henan) D. sp. 1 (29954)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17Saudi Arabia D. sp. 1 (30886)
Zechstein259.0 - 252.3Saudi Arabia (Qasim) D. orientalis (11143)