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Hormotoma inceptor

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Hormotomidae

Taxonomy
Hormotoma inceptor was named by Longstaff (1909). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Hormotoma inceptor Longstaff pp. 227 - 228 figs. pl. 11 f. 10
2023Hormotoma inceptor Wagner p. 4890

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

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 inceptor Longstaff 1909
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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: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available