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Hematoconus pygmaeus

Helcionelloida - Helcionellidae

Taxonomy
Hematoconus pygmaeus was named by Chen and Xiong (1984) [Chen and Xiong in Xing et al., 1984].

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Hematoconus pygmaeus Chen and Xiong

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
familyHelcionellidae
genusHematoconus
speciespygmaeusChen and Xiong 1984

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.

Hematoconus pygmaeus Chen and Xiong 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 0.1 to < 1.0g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 08:12:47
Modified: 2009-03-16 10:12:47
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Gubanov et al. 2004
Collections
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