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Hercorhyncus malleiforme

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Taxonomy
Hercorhyncus malleiforme was named by Stephenson (1941). Its type specimen is USNM 77008 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Hercorhyncus (Hercorhyncus) malleiformis by Sohl and Koch (1984).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. coronale, H. mundum, H. nodosum, H. vadosum, H. bicarinata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Hercorhyncus malleiforme Stephenson pp. 321 - 322 figs. PI. 61, figs. 10, 11
1984Hercorhyncus (Hercorhyncus) malleiformis Sohl and Koch

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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
subfamilyFasciolariinaeGray 1853
genusHercorhyncusConrad 1868
speciesmalleiforme

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.

†Hercorhyncus malleiforme Stephenson 1941
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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

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Hercorhyncus malleiforme (205543)