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Tropidodiscus compticarinatus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Tropidodiscidae

Taxonomy
Tropidodiscus compticarinatus was named by Linsley (1968). It is not extant. Its type locality is Locality 17: Solvay Processing Co., Unit 8, Sibley, which is in an Eifelian carbonate limestone in the Lucas Formation of Michigan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Tropidodiscus compticarinatus Linsley
1982Tropidodiscus compticarinatus Linsley and Kesling p. 1083 figs. pl. 1 f. 20
2001Tropidodiscus compticarinatus Heidelberger p. 32
2023Tropidodiscus compticarinatus Wagner p. 2734

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
superfamilyTropidodiscoidea
familyTropidodiscidae()
genusTropidodiscus
speciescompticarinatus

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-04 10:26:57
Modified: 2009-06-05 20:57:30
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Eifelian or 393.30000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Michigan) Tropidodiscus compticarinatus (type locality: 102527)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (Illinois) Tropidodiscus compticarinatus (24285)