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Hormotoma bilineata

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Hormotomidae

Taxonomy
Plethospira bilineata was named by Flower (1968). It is not extant. Its type locality is Bottom 30’ of section just east of Smith Basin, Fort Ann, which is in a Stairsian peritidal limestone in the Fort Ann Formation of New York.

It was recombined as Hormotoma bilineata by Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Plethospira bilineata Flower p. 32 figs. pl. 7 f. 2-3
1990Plethospira bilineata Fortey and Peel p. 29
2023Hormotoma bilineata Wagner p. S4405

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

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 bilineata Flower 1968
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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, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Stairsian or 485.40000 to 478.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stairsian485.4 - 478.6USA (New York) Plethospira bilineata (type locality: 289)