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Hormotoma piperi

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Hormotomidae

Taxonomy
Hormotoma piperi was named by Donald (1899) [Hormotoma (?) piperi Donald 1899]. It is not extant. Its type locality is Knapp Land, Ledbury, which is in a Ludfordian carbonate limestone in the Aymestry Limestone Formation of the United Kingdom.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. kutsingensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Hormotoma piperi Donald

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

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 piperi Donald 1899
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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: Ludfordian or 425.60000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0United Kingdom (England) Hormotoma piperi (type locality: 156587)