Genus Dischides Jeffreys, 1867

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Genus Dischides Jeffreys, 1867

Dischides Jeffreys, J.G. 1867. Fourth report on dredging among the Shetland Islands. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 20: 247-254 [251].
Type species:
Dentalium bifissum S. Wood, 1848 by monotypy.
Dicides Sacco, F. 1897. I Molluschi dei Terreni Terziarii del Piemonte e Della Liguria. Part XXII, Scaphopoda. Libraio R Accad. Sci., Torino. pp. 92–118 pls 7–10. [115] [unnecessary emendation for Dischides Jeffreys, 1867].
Type species:
Ditrupa polita S.V. Wood, 1842 by original designation.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Pilsbry, H.A. & Sharp, B. 1897. Scaphopoda. 1-144 pls 1-26 in Tryon, G.W. Jr (ed.). Manual of Conchology. Philadelphia : Academy of Sciences Vol. 17. [1897: 1–144 pls 1–26; 1898: i–xxxii + 145–280 pls 27–37 Vanatta, E.G. 1927. Dates of publication of the parts of the Manual of Conchology, First Series (Cephalopoda, Marine Gastropoda, Polyplacophora, Scaphopoda). Nautilus 40: 96–99] [253]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Cosmopolitan.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Lord Howe Island
- New South Wales: SE oceanic
- Northern Territory: N coast
- Queensland: Central E coast, Great Barrier Reef, NE coast, NE oceanic
- Western Australia: N coast, NW coast, NW oceanic

Distribution References

Ludbrook, N.H. 1960. Scaphopoda. pp. I37-I41 in Moore, R.C. (ed.). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part I. Mollusca 1. Boulder, Colorado & Lawrence, Kansas : Geological Society of America & University of Kansas Press xxiii + 351 pp. [I40]

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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