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Dictyotomaria marginata

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Glyptotomaria (Glyptotomaria) marginata was named by Batten (1958). Its type specimen is USNM 133306b, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM702d, Hill 5725, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Hess Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Dictyotomaria marginata by Karapunar and Nützel (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Glyptotomaria (Glyptotomaria) marginata Batten p. 211 figs. Pl. 37, figs 1-4
2022Dictyotomaria marginata Karapunar and Nützel p. 66

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyGosseletinidae
subfamilyGosseletininae
genusDictyotomaria
speciesmarginata()

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.

Dictyotomaria marginata Batten 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height246.733.9414.26.312.75
shell diameter2411.56.9422.211.44.07

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: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Kungurian or 298.90000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Texas) Glyptotomaria marginata (43509)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (New Mexico) Glyptotomaria marginata (101770 101771)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Texas) Glyptotomaria marginata (101772 101773)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Glyptotomaria marginata (type locality: 43496 43562 81592 81617)