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Macrocheilus (Holopea) macrostomus

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Holopeidae

Taxonomy
Macrocheilus (Holopea) macrostomus was named by Hall (1861). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Macrocheilus macrostoma by Hall (1879); it was recombined as Holopea macrostomus by Ellison (1965); it was recombined as Holopea macrostoma by Linsley (1994); it was recombined as Hawletrochus macrostomus by Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Macrocheilus (Holopea) macrostomus Hall pp. 49 (21)
1879Macrocheilus macrostoma Hall figs. pl. 12 f. 15-18; pl. 28 f. 17
1965Holopea macrostomus Ellison pp. 150 - 151 figs. pl. 17 f. 7
1994Holopea macrostoma Linsley p. 89
2023Hawletrochus macrostomus Wagner p. S2498

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyHolopeidae
genusMacrocheilus
subgenusHolopea
speciesmacrostomus

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.

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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, Bambach et al. 2007, Knight et al. 1960
Collections
No collection or age range data are available