TABLE 1. Measurements (mm) of 14 specimens of Tanidromites longinosa n. sp. and 7 specimens of Tanidromites wysokaensis n. sp. L - maximum length of the carapace; W - maximum width of the carapace; RtC - length from the tip of the rostrum to the cervical groove; AtC - length from the end of the outer augenrest angle to the cervical groove; R - length from the tip of the rostrum to the anterior groove.
Specimen | L | W | RtC | AtC | R |
Tanidromites longinosa n. sp. | |||||
I-F/MP/474/1497/08 | - | - | - | 0.94 | - |
I-F/MP/530/1497/08 | 3.39 | 2.11 | 2.04 | 0.49 | 0.83 |
I-F/MP/642/1502/08 | 2.36 | 1.61 | 1.45 | 0.32 | 0.60 |
I-F/MP/1788/1517/08 paratype | 3.57 | 2.36 | 2.17 | 0.46 | 0.76 |
I-F/MP/1849/1517/08 | 2.91 | 1.86 | 1.77 | 0.39 | 0.73 |
I-F/MP/1908/1517/08 | - | - | - | 0.72 | - |
I-F/MP/2053/1517/08 | - | 3.28 | - | 0.63 | - |
I-F/MP/2054/1517/08 | 6.02 | 3.74 | 3.39 | 0.71 | 1.59 |
I-F/MP/2725/1530/08 paratype | - | - | - | 0.52 | - |
I-F/MP/6235/1588/11 | - | 8.45 | - | 1.91 | - |
I-F/MP/6238/1588/11 | - | 5.12 | - | 1.01 | - |
I-F/MP/6239/1588/11 paratype | 8.28 | 5.58 | 4.60 | 1.16 | 1.51 |
I-F/MP/6242/1588/11 | - | 6.42 | - | - | - |
I-F/MP/6307/1599/12 holotype | 4.46 | 2.94 | 2.34 | 0.58 | 0.88 |
Tanidromites wysokaensis n. sp. | |||||
I-F/MP/1078/1508/08 | - | 5.95 | 552 | 2.03 | 1.48 |
I-F/MP/1896/1517/08 | - | - | 4.13 | 1.39 | 1.23 |
I-F/MP/4507/1534/08 | - | - | - | 2.25 | - |
I-F/MP/4962/1543/09 | - | 7.18 | 6.18 | 2.15 | 1.82 |
I-F/MP/6240/1588/11 holotype | 20.34 | 12.95 | 10.88 | 4.43 | 3.08 |
I-F/MP/6260/1588/11 paratype | - | 7.37 | - | 2.74 | - |
I-F/MP/6263/1588/11 paratype | - | 14.01 | - | 4.64 | - |
Tanidromites schweitzerae n. sp. | |||||
I-F/MP/4515/1534/08 holotype | - | 13.92 | 12.79 | 4.26 | 3.49 |
I-F/MP/4562/1534/08 | 5.73 | 4.36 | 3.10 | 1.37 | 0.66 |
I-F/MP/6249/1588/11 paratype | - | - | 14.38 | 4.65 | 4.06 |
TABLE 2. All species of the genus Tanidromites with their respective habitats (information from Crônier and Boursicot, 2009; Fraaije et al., 2013; Hyžný et al., 2011; Müller et al., 2000; Robin et al., 2015; Schweigert and Koppka, 2011; Schweitzer and Feldmann, 2010; Starzyk, 2015a).
Species | Age | Habitat |
T. sculpta | Early Oxfordian to Late Kimmeridgian | shallow sponge- microbial mounds |
T. scheffnerae | Early Oxfordian to Late Kimmeridgian | shallow sponge- microbial mounds (Poland, Germany) |
T. etalloni | Middle to Late Oxfordian | shallow sponge- microbial mounds (Poland) |
T. alexandrae | Early to Late Oxfordian | shallow sponge- microbial mounds (Poland) |
T. insignis | Early Oxfordian to Early Kimmeridgian | non reefal habitat associated fauna sparse; brachiopods, bivalves and crinoids (Slovakia) shallow sponge- microbial mounds (Poland, Germany) |
T. lithuanicus | Middle Callovian | shallow non reefal habitats associated with benthic macrofauna (Lithuania) |
T. montreuilense | Early Callovian | lower offshore environment, close to or below storm wave base, with water depth 50-80 m, associated with benthic fauna (France) |
T. raboeufi | Late Bathonian | carbonate muddy buttoms (France) |
T. richardsoni | Bajocian | shallow non reefal habitats associated with benthic macrofauna (Great Britain, Germany) |
T. maerteni | Early Bajocian | shallow non reefal habitats associated (France) |