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Tapinotomaria coronata

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae

Taxonomy
Tapinotomaria coronata was named by Batten (1958). Its type specimen is USNM 133295 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USNM728, Guadalupe Pass, Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Roadian slope limestone in the Cherry Canyon Formation of Texas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Tapinotomaria coronata Batten p. 200 figs. Pl 35, figs 12,13

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

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 coronata Batten 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height179.346.6411.99.341.43
shell diameter178.106.069.628.101.23

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 Roadian to the top of the Wordian or 274.40000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) Tapinotomaria coronata (81693 type locality: 101767)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) Tapinotomaria coronata (43550)