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Eroicaspira zelleri

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Subulitidae

Taxonomy
Hormotoma zelleri was named by Flower (1968). It is not extant. Its type locality is Cooks Range, Mimbres Mountains, which is in a Demingian carbonate limestone in the José Formation of New Mexico.

It was recombined as Eroicaspira zelleri by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Hormotoma zelleri Flower p. 15 figs. pl. 4 f. 16
2023Eroicaspira zelleri Wagner

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilySubulitoidea(Lindström 1884)
familySubulitidae
genusEroicaspira
specieszelleri()

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.

Eroicaspira zelleri Flower 1968
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2004-08-16 10:05:07
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:19:27
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Wagner 2023, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Demingian to the top of the Blackhillsian or 486.85000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Demingian486.85 - 483.4USA (New Mexico) Hormotoma zelleri (type locality: 56479 56481 56482)
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3USA (New Mexico) Hormotoma zelleri (56655)