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Tapinotomaria globosa

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae

Taxonomy
Tapinotomaria globosa was named by Batten (1958). Its type specimen is USNM 133277b 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 globosa Batten p. 187 figs. Pl 32, figs 1-11

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

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 globosa Batten 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height385.163.617.695.190.877
shell diameter385.263.887.225.410.788

Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-09-21 10:40:01
Modified: 2024-02-04 19:53:32
Source: o = order
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Morrowan to the top of the Wordian or 323.40000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Texas) Tapinotomaria globosa (79966)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (Texas) Tapinotomaria globosa (43509)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Texas) Tapinotomaria globosa (101773)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Tapinotomaria globosa (type locality: 43491 43510 43513 43515 43582 81644)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) Tapinotomaria globosa (81640 81693 101767)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) Tapinotomaria globosa (94893)