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Westraliadiscus robertsi

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Tropidodiscidae

Taxonomy
Ningbingia robertsi was named by Cook (1998). It is not extant. Its type locality is QML 1037 - 400 m NE of Westwood Creek, Cape Dommett, which is in a Frasnian marine limestone/sandstone in the Hargreaves Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Westraliadiscus robertsi by Cook (1999) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Ningbingia robertsi Cook
1999Westraliadiscus robertsi Cook
2023Westraliadiscus robertsi Wagner p. 2961

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

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
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-09-18 08:53:22
Modified: 2009-10-11 15:09:03
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Frasnian or 382.70000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Australia (Western Australia) Ningbingia robertsi (type locality: 38742 66150)