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Tropidomphalus rotundus

Gastropoda - Cycloneritida - Helicinidae

Taxonomy
Tropidomphalus rotundus was named by Binder (2004). Its type specimen is NHMW 1988/0134/0005, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Opencast mine Oberdorf (NHMW collection), which is in a MN 4 fluvial-lacustrine claystone in Austria.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. gigas, T. zellii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Tropidomphalus rotundus Binder p. 203 figs. Pl 7, figs 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeritimorpha
orderCycloneritida()
superfamilyHelicinoideaFérussac 1822
familyHelicinidaeFérussac 1822
subfamilyHelicininaeFérussac 1822
genusTropidomphalusPilsbry 1895
speciesrotundus

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.

†Tropidomphalus rotundus Binder 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: MN 4 or 16.90000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 416.9 - 15.98Austria (Styria) Tropidomphalus rotundus (74538 74539)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Austria Tropidomphalus rotundus (type locality: 231081)