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Hologyra elegans

Gastropoda - Naticopsidae

Taxonomy
Hologyra (Vernelia) elegans was named by Böhm (1895). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Marmolata (Salomon coll), which is in a Ladinian carbonate limestone in the Marmolata Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Hologyra elegans by Kittl (1899).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. callosa, H. impressa, H. involuta, H. ovolum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Hologyra (Vernelia) elegans Böhm p. 251 figs. Pl 15, fig 3
1899Hologyra elegans Kittl p. 48

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
suborderNeritaemorpha(Koken 1897)
superfamilyNeritoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNaticopsidae()
subfamilyHologyrinae
genusHologyraKoken 1892
specieselegans()

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.

†Hologyra elegans Böhm 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: "calcite"f
Composition 2: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: omnivoresuperf
Diet 2: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-04 09:00:39
Modified: 2010-02-04 11:00:39
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Squires 1976, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ladinian or 242.00000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy Hologyra elegans (138255)