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Hypselentoma ornata

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Hypselentoma ornata was named by Batten (1989). Its type specimen is USNM 431586 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USNM707e, Sullivan Peak, Glass Mountains, which is in a Roadian slope limestone in the Road Canyon Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Hypselentoma ornata Batten p. 46 figs. Pl 9, figs 7,8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyGosseletinidae
subfamilyGosseletininae
subtribeGlabrocingulides
genusHypselentoma
speciesornata

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Hypselentoma ornata Batten 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height39.969.5010.210.20.404
shell diameter36.155.806.706.000.473

Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ribbing: minorf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-06-11 17:54:14
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:12:49
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Roadian or 283.30000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Hypselentoma ornata (81592)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) Hypselentoma ornata (type locality: 43563 81671)