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Hormotoma simplex

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Hormotomidae

Taxonomy
Hormotoma simplex was named by Wilson (1932). It is a 3D body fossil.

Subspecies
H. paquettensis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Murchisonia infrequens Billings
1932Hormotoma simplex Wilson figs. pl. 6 f. 6-7
1951Hormotoma simplex Wilson pp. 42 - 43 figs. pl. 4 f. 17-19; text f. 1.2
1969Hormotoma simplex Liberty
2023Hormotoma simplex Wagner p. 1577

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyMurchisonioidea()
familyHormotomidae
genusHormotoma()
speciessimplex

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.

†Hormotoma simplex Wilson 1932
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Invalid names: Hormotoma infrequens Billings 1859 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yessubg
Adult length: 10 to < 100subg
Adult width: 10 to < 100subg
Adult height: 10 to < 100subg
Folds: nonesubg
Ribbing: minorsubg
Spines: nonesubg
Internal reinforcement: nonesubg
Locomotion: actively mobilesubg
Life habit: epifaunalsubg
Diet: herbivoresubg
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2004-10-20 01:59:43
Modified: 2004-10-20 03:59:43
Source: subg = subgenus, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Chazyan to the top of the Maysvillian or 471.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) Hormotoma infrequens (172321)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) Hormotoma simplex (63816)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Hormotoma simplex (26192)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Hormotoma simplex (26272)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Hormotoma simplex (26263 26271 26273 26277)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Hormotoma simplex (26293 26294)