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Discotomaria nodosa

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae

Taxonomy
Discotomaria nodosa was named by Batten (1958). Its type specimen is USNM 133311 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USNM702d, Hill 5725, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Hess Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Discotomaria nodosa Batten p. 215 figs. Pl 37, figs 12-14,19,20

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

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.

Discotomaria nodosa Batten 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height43.633.194.503.480.586
shell diameter45.424.775.805.580.488

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 Artinskian to the top of the Roadian or 290.10000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (New Mexico) Discotomaria nodosa (101771)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Texas) Discotomaria nodosa (101773)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Discotomaria nodosa (type locality: 43496 43562)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) Discotomaria nodosa (43551)