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Groomodiscus ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Tropidodiscidae : Groomodiscus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Tropidodiscidae : Groomodiscus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Groomodiscus Rohr & Yochelson, 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | J Paleontol 64 (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 458 - 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | slow-moving (based on Bellerophontida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | detritivore (based on Bellerophontida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite, low Mg calcite (based on Bellerophontida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. M. Rohr and E. L. Yochelson. 1990. An unusual new Bellerophontacean Gastropod from the Ordovician (Whiterockian) of Nevada. Journal of Paleontology 64(6):956-960 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Bellerophon calcifer species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Groomodiscus bouceki ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Groomodiscus buccinoideum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Groomodiscus calcifer ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Groomodiscus planulatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Groomodiscus rossi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Oxydiscus planulatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Salpingostoma buccinoideum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tropidodiscus bouceki species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1990 | Groomodiscus Rohr and Yochelson |
| 2002 | Groomodiscus Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
