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Hormotoma meyendorfi

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Hormotomidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia meyendorfi was named by Koken (1897). It is not extant. Its type locality is Porkuni, Siuge Member, which is in a Porkuni perireef or subreef lime mudstone/chert in the Ärina Formation of Estonia.

It was recombined as Hormotoma meyendorfi by Teichert (1932), Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Murchisonia meyendorfi Koken p. 207
1925Murchisonia meyendorfi Koken and Perner p. 246 figs. pl. 4 f. 8; pl. 37 f. 4; pl. 40 f. 6
1932Hormotoma meyendorfi Teichert p. 276
2023Hormotoma meyendorfi Wagner p. 4859

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

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 meyendorfi Koken 1897
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Pirgu to the top of the Porkuni or 449.50000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Norway (Ringerike) Murchisonia meyendorfi (154605)
Porkuni445.2 - 443.1Estonia (Lääne-Viru) Murchisonia meyendorfi (type locality: 87313)