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
Ecology: epifaunal herbivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (1: New York collection)
• Niagaran of United States (1: New York)
• Silurian of Canada (16: Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, 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)
• Whiterockian of United States (2: California, Minnesota)
• Chazyan of United States (1: New York)
• Arenigian of United States (1: Virginia)
• Arenig of China (8), United States (2: Montana, Oklahoma)
• Ordovician of Australia (3), Canada (80: Manitoba, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec, Québec), China (8), the Czech Republic (1), Estonia (5), Greenland (2), Norway (4), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (2), the United Kingdom (8), United States (179: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming)
• Tremadoc of China (1)
Total: 393 collections including 502 occurrences
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