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Hologyra (Vernelia) dissimilis

Gastropoda - Naticopsidae

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

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Hologyra (Vernelia) dissimilis Böhm p. 252 fig. 44

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
suborderNeritaemorpha(Koken 1897)
superfamilyNeritoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNaticopsidae()
genusHologyra
subgenusVernelia()
speciesdissimilis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: "calcite"g
Composition 2: aragoniteg
Body part: shellg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Environment: marineg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: omnivoresuperf
Diet 2: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedg
Created: 2009-12-22 09:38:38
Modified: 2010-02-04 09:57:44
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Knight 1933

Age range: Ladinian or 241.46400 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Italy Hologyra dissimilis (type locality: 138261)