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Discotomaria basisulcata

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae

Taxonomy
Discotomaria basisulcata was named by Batten (1956). Its type specimen is USNM 125280 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USNM702, Split Tank, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Cathedral Mountain Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Discotomaria basisulcata Batten p. 43
1958Discotomaria basisulcata Batten p. 216 figs. Pl 37, figs 9-11,17,18,21-23
2019Discotomaria basisulcata Mazaev p. 1288 fig. 40

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyPhymatopleuridae
genusDiscotomaria
speciesbasisulcata

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.

Discotomaria basisulcata Batten 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height263.151.735.643.120.859
shell diameter266.664.3510.07.101.54

Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-09-21 10:40:01
Modified: 2024-02-04 19:53:32
Source: o = order
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

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

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Discotomaria basisulcata (202159)
Sakmarian295.5 - 290.1Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Discotomaria basisulcata (220898)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Discotomaria basisulcata (type locality: 43491 43495 43513 43515 81644)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Venezuela (Merida) Discotomaria basisulcata (41507)