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Tofanella decussata

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Cimidae

Taxonomy
Turritella decussata was named by Münster (1841). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy. It is the type species of Tofanella.

It was recombined as Promathildia decussata by Kittl (1894); it was recombined as Tofanella decussata by Gründel and Nützel (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Turritella decussata Münster p. 228 figs. Pl 10, figs 13-16
1894Promathildia decussata Kittl p. 228 figs. Pl 10, figs 13-16
2013Tofanella decussata Gründel and Nützel p. 815

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
orderAllogastropodaHaszprunar 1985
superfamilyMathildoideaDall 1889
familyCimidaeWaren 1993
genusTofanellaBandel 1995
speciesdecussata()

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.

Tofanella decussata Münster 1841
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height213.89.5020.014.87.42

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Julian or 235.00000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Promathildia decussata (144631 144634) Turritella decussata (type locality: 137429)