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Tapinotomaria spinosa

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae

Taxonomy
Tapinotomaria spinosa 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.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. longstaffae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Tapinotomaria spinosa Batten pp. 46 - 47 figs. pl. 5 f. 15-17; txt. f. 7
2023Tapinotomaria spinosa Wagner p. 5789

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyPhymatopleuridae
genusTapinotomaria
speciesspinosa

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.

†Tapinotomaria spinosa Batten 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-09-21 10:40:01
Modified: 2024-02-04 19:53:32
Source: o = order
Reference: 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) Tapinotomaria spinosa (type locality: 57131)