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Holopea mediocris

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Holopeidae

Taxonomy
Cyclonema mediocris was named by Billings (1866). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Holopea mediocris by Twenhofel (1928) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Cyclonema mediocris Billings p. 56
1928Holopea mediocris Twenhofel p. 251 figs. pl. 43 f. 11
2023Holopea mediocris Wagner p. 4865

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyHolopeidae
genusHolopea
speciesmediocris()

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.

Holopea mediocris Billings 1866
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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: Knight et al. 1960, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007
Collections
No collection or age range data are available