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Hemipolygona erinaceus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Taxonomy
Lathyrus erinaceus was named by Peyrot (1928). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Hemipolygona erinaceus by Vermeij and Snyder (2006), Harzhauser et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Lathyrus erinaceus Peyrot
2006Hemipolygona erinaceus Vermeij and Snyder
2009Hemipolygona erinaceus Harzhauser et al. p. 351

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyFasciolariidaeGray 1853
subfamilyPeristerniinaeTryon 1880
genusHemipolygonaRovereto 1889
specieserinaceus(Peyrot 1928)

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.

Hemipolygona erinaceus Peyrot 1928
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:21:16
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:21:16
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available