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Dimorphotomaria fassaensis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Wortheniellidae

Taxonomy
Dimorphotomaria fassaensis was named by Monari and Dellantonio (2024). Its type specimen is MCP1148, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sample M6, Pian dei Fiacconi, Marmolada, which is in an Illyrian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Sciliar Formation of Italy. It is the type species of Dimorphotomaria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Dimorphotomaria fassaensis Monari and Dellantonio p. 56 fig. 31

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyWortheniellidae
genusDimorphotomaria
speciesfassaensis

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.

Dimorphotomaria fassaensis Monari and Dellantonio 2024
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingsuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: limitedsuperf
Created: 2025-08-08 09:12:40
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:12:40
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Wagner 2023, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Illyrian or 243.33000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Italy Dimorphotomaria fassaensis (233835 type locality: 233837 233838 233841)