Hormotoma Salter 1859 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Hormotomidae

Alternative spelling: Murchisonia (Hormotoma)

Full reference: J. W. Salter. 1859. Figures and descriptions of Canadian organic remains 1-47

Parent taxon: Hormotomidae according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Bouchet et al. 2005, Knight et al. 1960, Salter 1859, Sepkoski 2002 and Ulrich and Scofield 1897

Sister taxa: Catazone, Coelocaulus, Diplozone, Gyrodoma, Hormotomina, Medfracaulus, Plethospira, Ptychocaulus

Subtaxa: Hormotoma aculeata Hormotoma acuminata Hormotoma agilis Hormotoma altesinuata Hormotoma amii Hormotoma anna Hormotoma antigonishensis Hormotoma antiqua Hormotoma arisaigensis Hormotoma artemesia Hormotoma articulata Hormotoma bilineata Hormotoma bistriata Hormotoma cassina Hormotoma centervillensis Hormotoma concinnus Hormotoma confusa Hormotoma cotterensis Hormotoma doquieri Hormotoma dubia Hormotoma dubia Hormotoma exilis Hormotoma fascinata Hormotoma funata Hormotoma gigantea Hormotoma gracilens Hormotoma gracilis Hormotoma gracillima Hormotoma grayiana Hormotoma hyale Hormotoma inceptor Hormotoma insignis Hormotoma latifasciatum Hormotoma lutiensis Hormotoma meryenorfi Hormotoma meyendorfi Hormotoma minnesotensis Hormotoma moderata Hormotoma multivolvis Hormotoma neglecta Hormotoma nigra Hormotoma oehlerti Hormotoma ordosensis Hormotoma ordovix Hormotoma patriciaensis Hormotoma piperi Hormotoma polita Hormotoma prava Hormotoma robusta Hormotoma rotundivolvis Hormotoma rudis Hormotoma scrobiculata Hormotoma simplex Hormotoma striatula Hormotoma subangulata Hormotoma tenuifilosa Hormotoma teretiformis Hormotoma vesta Hormotoma wilsoni Hormotoma winnipegensis Murchisonia (Hormotoma) gracillima Murchisonia (Hormotoma) patriciaensis

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Ecology: epifaunal herbivore

Distribution:

• Devonian of United States (1: New York collection)

• Silurian of Canada (16: Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Québec), China (10), the Czech Republic (1), Estonia (1), Greenland (1), Norway (1), the Russian Federation (5), Sweden (3), the United Kingdom (5), United States (41: Alaska, California, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia)

• Niagaran of United States (1: New York)

• Ordovician of Australia (3), Canada (78: Manitoba, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec, Québec), China (7), Estonia (5), Greenland (2), Norway (4), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (2), the United Kingdom (8), United States (152: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming)

• Llandeilo of China (2)

• Chazy of United States (1: New York)

• Whiterockian of United States (1: California)

• Arenigian of United States (1: Virginia)

• Arenig of China (8), United States (2: Montana, Oklahoma)

• Cassinian of Canada (2: Quebec), United States (22: Arkansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Vermont)

• Jeffersonian of United States (2: Texas)

• Jefferson of United States (4: Missouri, Oklahoma)

Total: 392 collections including 499 occurrences

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