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Ectomaria

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Ectomaria Koken
1897Solenospira Ulrich and Scofield
1907Murchisonia (Ectomaria) Perner
1960Ectomaria Knight et al. p. 291
2002Ectomaria Sepkoski
2023Ectomaria Wagner p. G305

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

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.

G. †Ectomaria Koken 1896
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Ectomaria adelina Billings 1865
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Invalid names: Ectomaria missisquoi Billings 1865 [synonym]
Ectomaria adventa Butts 1926
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Invalid names: Ectomaria peachii Donald 1899 [synonym]
Ectomaria nieszkowskii Schmidt 1858
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Invalid names: Ectomaria kirnaensis Koken 1897 [synonym]
Ectomaria orientalis Donald 1906
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Invalid names: Ectomaria laticarinata Foerste 1924 [synonym]
Ectomaria pagoda Salter 1859
Ectomaria prisca Billings 1859
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Invalid names: Ectomaria exigua Donald 1899 [synonym], Ectomaria girvanensis Donald 1899 [synonym]
Invalid names: Solenospira Ulrich and Scofield 1897 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height212.711.514.012.81.77
shell diameter25.245.005.505.250.354

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
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Knight et al. (1960).g
Created: 2009-06-06 07:43:28
Modified: 2009-06-06 09:43:28
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Floian to the top of the Capitanian or 477.70000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (59 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jeffersonian485.4 - 470.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Murchisonia adelina (100029)
Canadian485.4 - 457.3Canada (Nunavut) E. sp. (101982)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (Missouri) E. n. sp. (75519) E. n. sp. #1 (75564) E. n. sp. #2 (75543 75552 75561)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) E. adelina (56642)
Tulean - Blackhillsian480.8 - 470.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Murchisona adelina (188715) Murchisona pagoda (188699)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (Manchuria) Solenospira sp. (56136)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Greenland Ectomaria indet. (122108)
Floian477.7 - 470.0United Kingdom (Scotland) E. peachii (167923)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Tennessee) Omospira adventa (167929)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4China (Liaoning) Solenospira sp. (163054)
Gisbornian - Harnagian458.4 - 457.2Australia (New South Wales) E. sp. (2717)
Aurelucian458.4 - 456.6United Kingdom (Scotland) E. exigua, E. girvanensis (171721)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (California) E. prisca (69221 69233) E. prisca, Murchisonia callahanensis (69228 69232) Murchisonia callahanensis (69217 69220 69222 69223 69224)
Idavere458.0 - 453.0Sweden (Jamtland) E. sp. (84868)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Illinois) Solenospira prisca (88007)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (Minnesota) Solenospira pagoda (167563)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) E. prisca (5327)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) E. prisca, Eotomaria prisca (23613 23614 23615)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) E. prisca, Eotomaria prisca (23555 23556)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) E. pagoda (63816)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Eotomaria prisca (23557)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) E. pagoda (154703)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) E. prisca (23656 23659 23664 23667)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) E. prisca (23579 23584)
Nabala450.5 - 449.9Estonia (Harju) E. kirnaensis (87298)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Manitoba) E. sp. (34813)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Alaska) E. pagoda (49346) E. pagoda, E. prisca (49349) E. prisca (49341 49347)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (Alaska) E. prisca (113018)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Russian Federation (Chukotka) Eotomaria prisca (80675)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (California) Murchisonia callahanensis (69225)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Omospira orientalis (73134)
Porkuni445.6 - 443.7Estonia (Lääne-Viru) Murchisonia nieszkowskii (87313)
Porkuni445.6 - 443.7Estonia (Rapla) E. nieszkowskii (172805)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (Michigan and Ohio) Solenospira sp. (492)
Late/Upper Mississippian330.9 - 323.2USA (Alaska) Solenospira spp. (112183)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Japan Solenospira multicostata (109637)