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Haplospira nereis

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Holopeidae

Taxonomy
Holopea nereis was named by Billings (1865). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Haplospira nereis by Wagner (1999), Wagner (2023).

Entered
by P. Wagner on 2006-03-23; modified by P. Wagner on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Holopea nereis Billings pp. 27 - 28
1951Holopea nereis Wilson pp. 81 - 82 figs. pl. 14 f. 9-10; text f. 5.11
1999Haplospira nereis Wagner
2023Haplospira nereis Wagner p. 1514

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

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.

Haplospira nereis Billings 1865
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Holopea nereis spiralis Wilson 1951
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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 Turinian to the top of the Chatfieldian or 457.30000 to 451.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Ontario) Holopea nereis (185356)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) Holopea nereis, Holopea nereis (63816)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) Holopea nereis (154703)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Holopea nereis (26271)