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Phymatopleura conica

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae

Taxonomy
Phymatopleura conica was named by Karapunar and Nützel (2022). Its type specimen is SNSB-BSPG 2020 LVIII 1, a shell, and it is a mold. Its type locality is Daube Ranch, Coral Reef Area, which is in a Morrowan marine shale in the Gene Autry Shale Formation of Oklahoma.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Phymatopleura conica Karapunar and Nützel p. 45 fig. 27

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

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.

Phymatopleura conica Karapunar and Nützel 2022
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Morrowan or 323.40000 to 318.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Oklahoma) Phymatopleura conica (type locality: 224924)