Discohelix
| Discohelix | |
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| Discohelix tunisiensis from the Matmor Formation (Middle Jurassic) of southern Israel. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Genus: | Discohelix Dunker, 1847 |
Discohelix is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, unassigned in the clade Vetigastropoda.[1]
Species
The following species were brought into synonymy:[1]
- Discohelix hedleyi Mestayer, 1916 accepted as Zerotula hedleyi (Mestayer, 1916)
The following species are alternate representation:[1]
- Discohelix retifera Dall, 1892 represented as Pseudotorinia retifera (Dall, 1892) (alternate representation), in turn accepted as Pseudotorinia "architae-group" (an unresolved species complex).
References
- 1 2 3 Bouchet, P. (2012). Discohelix Dunker, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536262 on 2012-12-23
- Bieler R. (1993). Architectonicidae of the Indo-Pacific (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg (NF) 30: 1-376 [15 December]. page(s)
External links
| External identifiers for Discohelix | |
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| WoRMS | 536262 |
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