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Peruniscus macer

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Tropidodiscidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon macer was named by Billings (1865). It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Tropidodiscus (Umbilicatus).

It was recombined as Oxydiscus macer by Ulrich and Scofield (1897); it was recombined as Tropidodiscus macer by Yochelson and Copeland (1974); it was recombined as Tropidodiscus (Umbilicatus) macer by Fix (1975); it was recombined as Peruniscus macer by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Bellerophon macer Billings
1897Oxydiscus macer Ulrich and Scofield p. 913
1974Tropidodiscus macer Yochelson and Copeland p. 194 figs. pl. 2 f. 11-13
1975Tropidodiscus (Umbilicatus) macer Fix p. 87–88 figs. pl. 2 f. 1-2
2023Peruniscus macer Wagner p. 477

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
superfamilyTropidodiscoidea
familyTropidodiscidae()
subfamilyTemnodiscinae
genusPeruniscus
speciesmacer()

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.

Peruniscus macer Billings 1865
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Diagnosis
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