Discohelix

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Discohelix
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Discohelix tunisiensis from the Matmor Formation (Middle Jurassic) of southern Israel.
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Discohelix

Dunker, 1847

Discohelix is a genus of extinct sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Discohelicidae. [1]

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Species

The following species were brought into synonymy: [1]

The following species are alternate representation: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Bouchet, P. (2015). Discohelix Dunker, 1847 †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536262 on 2016-12-04