Cyrtodiscus Perner 1903 (snail)

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Sinuitidae

Alternative spelling: Oxydiscus (Cyrtodiscus)

Synonym: Gamadiscus Horný 1962

Full reference: J. Perner. 1903. Gastéropodes, Tome 1: Patellidae et Bellerophontidae 1-164

Parent taxon: Sinuitidae according to B. Runnegar and P.A. Jell 1976

See also Horný 1962, Horný 1963, Horný 1997, Horný 1997, Knight et al. 1960, Perner 1903, Sepkoski 2002, Wagner 2023 and Yü 1986

Sister taxa: Aiptospirinae, Bucaniellidae, Protowarthiidae, Sinosinuites, Sinuitinae, Strangulites, Sylvestrosphaera, Trigyra

Subtaxa: Cyrtodiscus evolvens Cyrtodiscus nitidus Cyrtodiscus procer Cyrtodiscus simaki

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Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Ordovician of the Czech Republic (13 collections), Morocco (1), Sweden (8), United States (2: Montana)

• Cassinian of the United Kingdom (1)

• Arenig of France (1)

Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence

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