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Salterospira tabulata

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Salterospira tabulata was named by Batten (1966). Its type locality is Cliff Quarry, 450 yards W27˚S of Compton Martin Church, Compton Martin, Mar, which is in a Brigantian carbonate limestone in the Hotwells Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Salterospira.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Salterospira tabulata Batten pp. 50 - 52 figs. pl. 5 f. 19-20
2023Salterospira tabulata Wagner p. 3923

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

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.

Salterospira tabulata Batten 1966
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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: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Brigantian or 336.00000 to 330.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (England) Salterospira tabulata (type locality: 57131)