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Villmaria rotundata

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria rotundata was named by Roemer (1855). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Villmaria rotundata by Gischler et al. (2004) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Pleurotomaria rotundata Roemer p. 35 figs. pl. 7 f. 4
2004Villmaria rotundata Gischler et al. p. 131 figs. pl. 2 f. 14-15
2023Villmaria rotundata Wagner p. 3657

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyGosseletinidae
subfamilyCoelozoninae
genusVillmaria
speciesrotundata()

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.

Villmaria rotundata Roemer 1855
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-11 17:54:14
Modified: 2009-06-11 19:54:14
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Famennian to the top of the Middle Famennian or 376.10000 to 364.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6Germany Villmaria rotundata (49427)
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7Germany Villmaria rotundata (49428)