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Ectomaria nieszkowskii

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia nieszkowskii was named by Schmidt (1858). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Porkuni, Siuge Member, which is in a Porkuni perireef or subreef lime mudstone/chert in the Ärina Formation of Estonia. It is the type species of Ectomaria.

It was recombined as Ectomaria nieszkowskii by Koken (1896), Koken and Perner (1925), Knight et al. (1960), Wagner (2023).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Murchisonia nieszkowskii Schmidt p. 204
1896Ectomaria nieszkowskii Koken p. 395
1897Ectomaria kirnaensis Koken
1925Ectomaria nieszkowskii Koken and Perner pp. 238 - 239 figs. pl. 4 f. 2-4, 6
1960Ectomaria nieszkowskii Knight et al. p. 291 figs. f. 190.11
2023Ectomaria nieszkowskii Wagner p. 1427

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyTrochonematoidea()
familyLophospiridae
genusEctomaria
speciesnieszkowskii()

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.

Ectomaria nieszkowskii Schmidt 1858
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Invalid names: Ectomaria kirnaensis Koken 1897 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-06 07:43:28
Modified: 2009-06-06 09:43:28
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Nabala to the top of the Porkuni or 450.50000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nabala450.5 - 449.9Estonia (Harju) Ectomaria kirnaensis (87298)
Porkuni445.2 - 443.1Estonia (Rapla) Ectomaria nieszkowskii (172805)
Porkuni445.2 - 443.1Estonia (Lääne-Viru) Murchisonia nieszkowskii (87313)