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Tomaculum

Taxonomy
Tomaculum was named by Groom (1902) [coprolite]. It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Metazoa by Podhalańska (2007).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by M. Krause (authorized by W. Kiessling) on 2013-02-12; modified by P. Wagner on 2026-03-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Tomaculum Groom
2007Tomaculum Podhalańska

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
RankNameAuthor
genusTomaculumGroom 1902

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.

G. †Tomaculum Groom 1902
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Ediacaran to the top of the Dobrotivian or 635.00000 to 459.70000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8USA (North Carolina) T. sp. (231427)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1China (Yunnan) T. sp. (139440)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Canada (New Brunswick) T. sp. (145616)
Oretanian468.0 - 461.0Spain (Salamanca) T. problematicum (21092)
Oretanian468.0 - 461.0Portugal T. problematicum (21013)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Spain (Guadalajara) T. problematicum (194899)