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Calodiscus helena

Artiopoda - Agnostida - Calodiscidae

Taxonomy
Microdiscus helena was named by Walcott (1890). Its type specimen is USNM 18361 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Eodiscus helena by Raymond (1913); it was recombined as Paradiscus helena by Kobayashi (1943); it was recombined as Calodiscus helena by Rasetti (1952), Lemke (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Microdiscus helena Walcott p. 40
1913Eodiscus helena Raymond p. 103 figs. Fig. 6
1943Paradiscus helena Kobayashi p. 38
1952Calodiscus helena Rasetti p. 443 figs. Plate 54, figures 18-22
2020Calodiscus helena Lemke p. 199

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
orderAgnostidaSalter 1864
suborderEodiscina
familyCalodiscidaeKobayashi 1943
genusCalodiscusHowell 1935
specieshelena()

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.

Calodiscus helena Walcott 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 0.1 to < 1.0g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: blindg
Created: 2009-06-08 08:49:12
Modified: 2009-12-19 07:46:32
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Branchian or 516.20000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Branchian516.2 - 506.5Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Microdiscus helena (99495)