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Holopea gigantea

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Holopeidae

Taxonomy
Holopea gigantea was named by Nelson (1963). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Holopea gigantea Nelson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyHolopeidae
genusHolopea
speciesgigantea

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.

Holopea gigantea Nelson 1963
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-05 19:08:07
Modified: 2009-06-05 21:08:07
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Knight et al. 1960, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Edenian to the top of the Richmondian or 451.00000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Edenian - Richmondian451.0 - 445.5Canada (Manitoba) Holopea gigantea (13654 13656)