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Hormotoma gigantea

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Hormotomidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia gigantea was named by Billings (1857). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Hormotoma gigantea by Twenhofel (1928), Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Murchisonia gigantea Billings p. 298
1928Hormotoma gigantea Twenhofel p. 242 figs. pl. 13 f. 7
2023Hormotoma gigantea Wagner p. 2798

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

†Hormotoma gigantea Billings 1857
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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: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Gamachian or 445.50000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Edenian - Gamachian451.0 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) Hormotoma gigantea (37794)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Québec) Hormotoma gigantea (24380 24452)
Gamachian445.5 - 443.1Canada (Québec) Hormotoma gigantea (24338 24370)