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Discoceras nilssoni

Cephalopoda - Tarphycerida - Trocholitidae

Taxonomy
Discoceras nilssoni was named by Kröger and Aubrechtová (2019).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. canadense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Discoceras nilssoni Kröger and Aubrechtová

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderTarphycerida()
familyTrocholitidaeChapman 1857
genusDiscocerasBarrande 1867
speciesnilssoni

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.

†Discoceras nilssoni Kröger and Aubrechtová 2019
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:34:14
Modified: 2008-02-28 12:57:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Keila to the top of the Oandu or 453.90000 to 451.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Sweden (Dalarne) Discoceras nilssoni (161744)