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Tapinotomaria crassa

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae

Taxonomy
Tapinotomaria crassa was named by Batten (1958). Its type specimen is USNM 133284i and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USNM702, Split Tank, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Cathedral Mountain Formation of Texas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Tapinotomaria crassa Batten p. 119 figs. Pl 33

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyPhymatopleuridae
genusTapinotomaria
speciescrassa

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.

Tapinotomaria crassa Batten 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height408.023.6111.38.552.04
shell diameter407.584.0810.78.171.68

Composition: aragonitef
Ribbing: minorf
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedsuperf
Created: 2025-08-08 09:10:40
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:13:10
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Wagner 2023, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Morrowan to the top of the Roadian or 323.40000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Texas) Tapinotomaria crassa (79966)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Tapinotomaria crassa (type locality: 43491 43492 43504 43510 43513 43517 43560 43562 75884 81630 81711 81723)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) Tapinotomaria crassa (43512)