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Eotomaria laphami

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria laphami was named by Whitfield (1878). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Eotomaria laphami by Archer et al. (1980); it was considered a nomen vanum by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Pleurotomaria laphami Whitfield
1980Eotomaria laphami Archer et al. p. 121

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

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.

Eotomaria laphami Whitfield 1878
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-06 07:22:01
Modified: 2009-06-06 09:22:01
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: Niagaran or 439.40000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Niagaran439.4 - 422.7USA (Indiana) Eotomaria laphami (22818)