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Hormotoma moderata

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Hormotomidae

Taxonomy
Hormotoma moderata was named by Flower (1968). It is not extant. Its type locality is Nameless Canyon, just west of Ranger Peak, Franklin Mountains, which is in a Blackhillsian carbonate limestone/limestone in the Padre Formation of Texas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Hormotoma moderata Flower p. 18 figs. pl. 2 f. 10

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

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 moderata 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: Blackhillsian or 474.90000 to 470.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0USA (Texas) Hormotoma moderata (type locality: 56486)