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Taosia copei
Taxonomy
Murchisonia copei was named by White (1881). It is not a trace fossil.
It was recombined as Stegocoelia (Taosia) copei by Sturgeon (1964), Kues (1984), Yochelson and Stinchcomb (1987) and Batten (1995); it was recombined as Taosia copei by Girty (1939), Kues and Batten (2001) and Wagner (2023).
It was recombined as Stegocoelia (Taosia) copei by Sturgeon (1964), Kues (1984), Yochelson and Stinchcomb (1987) and Batten (1995); it was recombined as Taosia copei by Girty (1939), Kues and Batten (2001) and Wagner (2023).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1881 | Murchisonia copei White |
| 1939 | Taosia copei Girty pp. 22 - 24 figs. f. 1-7 |
| 1964 | Stegocoelia (Taosia) copei Sturgeon p. 217 figs. pl. 35 f. 6 |
| 1984 | Stegocoelia (Taosia) copei Kues figs. f. 3.33 |
| 1987 | Stegocoelia (Taosia) copei Yochelson and Stinchcomb p. 212 |
| 1995 | Stegocoelia (Taosia) copei Batten p. 21 fig. 28 |
| 2001 | Taosia copei Kues and Batten pp. 49 - 50 figs. f. 9.10-9.15 |
| 2023 | Taosia copei Wagner p. 5120 |
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†Taosia copei White 1881
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. L. Batten 1995 | Turreted shells with peripheral unornamented carinae. Upper whorl face flat to slightly concave or slightly convex. Medially placed selenizone bordered by spiral cords. Periphery low on whorls, and marked by a prominent spiral cord that has no collabral noding. Base flatly rounded to rounded. Large spiral cord just under periphery and just under that cord whorls embrace. One or more spiral cords or lira are found below large subperipheral cord. Anomphalus. Columellar lip is straight and there may be a siphonal notch. |
Measurements
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Age range: base of the Morrowan to the top of the Myachkovian or 323.20000 to 307.00000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morrowan | USA (Texas) | Stegocoelia copei (79966) | |
| Kashirian - Myachkovian | USA (New Mexico) | Stegocoelia copei (46548) | |
| Desmoinesian | USA (New Mexico) | Stegocoelia copei (46536) | |
| Desmoinesian | USA (Ohio) | Stegocoelia copei (64902 64951) |