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Hormotoma latifasciatum

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Hormotomidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia latifasciatum was named by Etheridge (1878). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Murchisonia (Murchisonia) latifasciatum by Peel (1979); it was recombined as Hormotoma latifasciatum by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Murchisonia latifasciatum Etheridge pp. 600 - 601 figs. pl. 27 f. 1
1979Murchisonia (Murchisonia) latifasciatum Peel p. 62 figs. f. 1a-b, d
2023Hormotoma latifasciatum Wagner p. 3355

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

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 latifasciatum Etheridge 1878
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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
Environment: coastal, marineo
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, Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Aeronian to the top of the Telychian or 440.50000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aeronian - Telychian440.5 - 432.9Greenland (North Greenland) Murchisonia latifasciatum (157193)