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Worthenia alticarinata

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae

Taxonomy
Worthenia alticarinata was named by Batten (1989). Its type specimen is USNM 431594 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USNM712f, Ruddy Tank, Hueco Mountains, which is in an Artinskian shallow subtidal limestone in the Hueco Formation of Texas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Worthenia alticarinata Batten p. 49 figs. Pl 9, figs 16,17

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

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.

Worthenia alticarinata Batten 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height310.08.0012.310.32.15
shell diameter37.906.709.108.101.21

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: Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Roadian or 293.52000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Texas) Worthenia alticarinata (101780)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Texas) Worthenia alticarinata (101772 type locality: 101773)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (New Mexico) Worthenia alticarinata (101770 101771 101795 101797)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Worthenia alticarinata (81949)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) Worthenia alticarinata (43512 81640 101767 101783)