Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae
Alternative combinations: Coelocaulus monoliniformis, Hormotoma moniliformis, Hormotoma monoliniformis, Murchisonia monoliniformis
Synonym: Hormotoma rowei Swartz et al. 1923
Full reference: G. Lindström. 1884. The Silurian Gastropoda and Pteropoda of Gotland. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingasr 19:1-250
Belongs to Cyrtostropha according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Kurushin 1986, Lindström 1884, Swartz et al. 1923, Ulrich and Scofield 1897 and Wagner 1999
Sister taxa: Cyrtostropha articulata, Cyrtostropha bicincta, Cyrtostropha cava, Cyrtostropha coralli, Cyrtostropha macrospira, Cyrtostropha morinensis, Cyrtostropha obscura, Cyrtostropha pacifica, Cyrtostropha salteri, Cyrtostropha scitula, Cyrtostropha sculpta, Cyrtostropha subplicata, Cyrtostropha torquata
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of the Russian Federation (3 collections), Sweden (1), United States (10: Maryland, West Virginia)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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