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Spirotomaria

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae

Taxonomy
Spirotomaria was named by Koken and Perner (1925) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u O Llvi Sepkoski's reference number: 1197]. It is not extant. Its type is Pleurotomaria rudissima.

It was assigned to Pleurotomariacea by Knight et al. (1960); to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Eotomariinae by Wagner (2023).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Spirotomaria Koken and Perner
1960Spirotomaria Knight et al. p. 223
2002Spirotomaria Sepkoski
2023Spirotomaria Wagner p. G381

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyEotomariidaeWenz 1938
subfamilyEotomariinae
genusSpirotomaria

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. †Spirotomaria Koken and Perner 1925
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Spirotomaria rudissima Koken 1897
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingsuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: limitedsuperf
Created: 2025-08-08 09:12:40
Modified: 2025-08-08 14:12:40
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Wagner 2023, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Aseri to the top of the Lasnamagi or 464.30000 to 459.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aseri464.3 - 461.4Estonia S. rudissima (56200)
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Estonia S. rudissima (56205)
Lasnamagi - Kukruse461.4 - 456.8Estonia (Harjumaa) S. rudissima (155410)