Gastropoda - Vetigastropoda - Discohelicidae
Alternative spelling: Euomphalus (Discohelix)
Parent taxon: Discohelicidae according to K. Bandel 2010
See also Bouchet et al. 2005, Conti and Szabó 1989, Delpey 1941, Knight et al. 1960, Sepkoski 2002, Szabo 1979 and Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Sister taxa: Amphitomaria, Asterohelix, Brouzetdiscus, Cenocampoides, Colpomphalus, Delpeya, Nummocalcar, Spiniomphalus
Subtaxa: Discohelix (Discogonius) Discohelix (Discohelix) Discohelix (Pentagonodiscus) Discohelix acarinata Discohelix albinatiensis Discohelix calculiformis Discohelix calculus Discohelix californicus Discohelix centricosta Discohelix centricostan Discohelix conica Discohelix costata Discohelix cotswoldiae Discohelix crenulata Discohelix dictyota Discohelix elegantula Discohelix excavata Discohelix guembeli Discohelix inornata Discohelix leana Discohelix levis Discohelix mariae Discohelix miocarinata Discohelix murrayensis Discohelix orbis Discohelix orientalis Discohelix ornata Discohelix pinguis Discohelix planigyroides Discohelix radiata Discohelix texana Discohelix tunisiensis Discohelix venustus
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: Florida collection)
• Eocene of France (1)
• Paleocene of Denmark (1), United States (4: California)
• Cretaceous of Austria (3), Madagascar (5), the United Kingdom (1), United States (1: California)
• Jurassic of China (1), Egypt (2), Germany (2), Hungary (64), India (1), Italy (10), Kenya (1), Morocco (5), Saudi Arabia (20), Somalia (1), Spain (3), Tunisia (2), the United Kingdom (2), Yemen (2)
• Triassic of China (9), Peru (1)
Total: 143 collections including 178 occurrences
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