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Toarctocera subpunctata

Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae

Taxonomy
Rostellaria subpunctata was named by Münster (1844) [Münster in Goldfuss 1826-1844].

It was recombined as Alaria subpunctata by Piette (1864); it was recombined as Dicroloma subpunctata by Gründel (1998); it was recombined as Toarctocera subpunctata by Gründel et al. (2009) and Schulbert and Nützel (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Rostellaria subpunctata Münster
1864Alaria subpunctata Piette
1998Dicroloma subpunctata Gründel
2009Toarctocera subpunctata Gründel et al.
2013Toarctocera subpunctata Schulbert and Nützel p. 744 figs. 15A-D, 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyAporrhaidaeGray 1850
genusToarctocera
speciessubpunctata(Münster 1844)

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.

†Toarctocera subpunctata Münster 1844
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height328.018.045.027.013.7

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 05:55:58
Modified: 2009-10-09 22:54:17
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Toarcian to the top of the Opalinum or 180.10000 to 171.60000 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Toarcian - Aalenian182.7 - 170.3Germany Dicroloma subpunctata (58225)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6Germany (Bavaria) Toarctocera subpunctata (92959)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Toarctocera subpunctata (92961)
Early/Lower Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Germany Dicroloma subpunctata (58250 58297 58352 58387)
Opalinum175.6 - 171.6Switzerland Alaria subpunctata (35781 35782 35784 35791 35792 35794 35834 35835 35836 35837 35838 35839 35840 35841 35842 35843 35844 35845 35846 35847 35848 35855 35856 35949 35950 35961 36172)
Opalinum175.6 - 171.6Germany Toarctocera subpunctata (58305)
Opalinum175.6 - 171.6Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Toarctocera subpunctata (92960)