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Hormotoma teretiformis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Hormotomidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia teretiformis was named by Billings (1857). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Hormotoma teretiformis by Twenhofel (1928) and Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Murchisonia teretiformis Billings
1866Murchisonia teretiformis Billings p. 18
1897Murchisonia teretiformis Ulrich and Scofield p. 1014
1928Hormotoma teretiformis Twenhofel p. 243
2023Hormotoma teretiformis Wagner p. 4336

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

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 teretiformis Billings 1857
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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: Richmondian or 449.60000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Quebec) Hormotoma teretiformis (63675)