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Halophiala anomia

Tergomya

Taxonomy
Halophiala anomia was named by Koken and Perner (1925). It is the type species of Halophiala.

Entered
by P. Wagner on 2025-09-12; modified by P. Wagner on 2026-07-14

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Halophiala anomia Koken and Perner p. 276 figs. pl. 39 f. 14a-d
1941Halophiala anomia Knight p. 141 figs. pl. 4 f. 5a-b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classTergomya
genusHalophiala
speciesanomia

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.

Halophiala anomia Koken and Perner 1925
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. B. Knight 1941Patelliform gastropods with an irregularly low, conical shell, subcentral apex, radial lirae, and concentric lines of growth; supposedly but far from certainly with a horseshoe-shaped muscle impression.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: grazerc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-21 11:50:33
Modified: 2010-02-15 12:30:34
Source: c = class
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Lasnamagi or 461.40000 to 459.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Estonia Halophiala anomia (174271)