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Hormotoma articulata

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Hormotomidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotoma articulata was named by Murchison (1839) [Pleurotoma articulata de Sowerby in Murchison 1839]. It is not extant.

It was recombined as Goniostropha articulata by Donald (1902); it was recombined as Hormotoma articulata by Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Pleurotoma articulata Murchison
1839Pleurotoma articulata de Sowerby and Murchison
1902Goniostropha articulata Donald
2023Hormotoma articulata Wagner p. 1541

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyMurchisonioidea()
familyHormotomidae
genusHormotoma()
speciesarticulata(Murchison 1839)

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 articulata Murchison 1839
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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

Age range: base of the Homerian to the top of the Ludlow or 430.50000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Homerian430.5 - 427.4United Kingdom (England) Hormotoma articulata (23057)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0United Kingdom (Wales) Hormotoma articulata (74671)