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Pithodea tornatilis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria tornatilis was named by Phillips (1836). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Ptychomphalus tornatilis by de Koninck (1883); it was recombined as Ptychomphalina tornatilis by Weir (1925); it was recombined as Latischisma tornatilis by Thomas (1940); it was recombined as Platyzona tornatilis by Batten (1966); it was recombined as Pithodea tornatilis by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Pleurotomaria tornatilis Phillips p. 228 figs. pl. 15 f. 25
1883Ptychomphalus tornatilis de Koninck p. 45 figs. pl. 32 f. 25-27
1925Ptychomphalina tornatilis Weir p. 438
1940Latischisma tornatilis Thomas p. 62 figs. pl. 3 f. 5
1966Platyzona tornatilis Batten pp. 44 - 45 figs. pl. 5 f. 9-11
2023Pithodea tornatilis Wagner p. 6340

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyGosseletinidae
subfamilyPithodeinae
genusPithodea
speciestornatilis()

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.

Pithodea tornatilis Phillips 1836
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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: base of the Asbian to the top of the Morrowan or 339.90000 to 318.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Visean346.7 - 330.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Latischisma tornatilis (97734)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9Isle of Man Ptychomphalina tornatilis (147189)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3Ireland (Cork) Pleurotomaria tornatilis (184504)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) Platyzona tornatilis (57131) Ptychomphalus tornatilis (67670)
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Texas) Platyzona tornatilis (79966)