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Holopea

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Holopeidae

Taxonomy
Holopea was named by Hall (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u C Serp-l Sepkoski's reference number: 797]. It is not extant. Its type is Holopea symmetrica. It is the type genus of Holopeidae.

It was reranked as Macrocheilus (Holopea) by Hall (1859); it was reranked as Cyclonema (Holopea) by Scofield (1897).

It was assigned to Macrocheilus by Hall (1859); to Trochonematidae by Ulrich and Scofield (1897); to Cyclonema by Scofield (1897); to Holopeinae by Knight et al. (1960); to Euomphalina by Sepkoski (2002); and to Holopeidae by Gischler et al. (2004) and Bouchet et al. (2005).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Holopea Hall
1859Macrocheilus (Holopea) Hall p. 21
1865Litiopsis Salter p. 346
1897Haplospira Koken
1897Cyclonema (Holopea) Scofield p. 1063
1897Holopea Ulrich and Scofield
1903Cirropsis Perner
1903Tortilla Perner
1907Staurospira Perner p. 304
1960Holopea Knight et al. p. 239
2002Haplospira Sepkoski
2002Holopea Sepkoski
2004Holopea Gischler et al. p. 132
2005Holopea Bouchet et al. p. 89

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

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.

G. †Holopea Hall 1847
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Holopea aequalis Koken and Perner 1925
Holopea ampla Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Holopea ampullacea d'Eichwald 1860
Holopea antiquata Perner 1903
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Invalid names: Radvanospira ferrigenum Perner 1911 [synonym]
Holopea applanata Lindström 1884
Holopea appressa Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Holopea arctica Schuchert 1900
Holopea balticus Koken and Perner 1925
Holopea brucei Rohr 1980
Holopea concinna McCoy 1862
Holopea concinnula Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Holopea coronata Koken and Perner 1925
Holopea corrugata Twenhofel 1928
Holopea eichwaldi Koken 1897
Holopea elizabethi Rohr 1980
Holopea enjalrani Clarke 1907
Holopea excelsa Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Holopea expandens Perner 1907
Holopea filosus Koken and Perner 1925
Holopea gaspesia Clarke 1908
Holopea gigantea Nelson 1963
Holopea glindmeyeri Rohr 1980
Holopea gracia Billings 1865
Holopea guelphensis Billings 1865
Holopea harpa Angelin and Lindström 1880
Holopea hubbardi Miller 1892
Holopea inaequistriata Koken and Perner 1925
Holopea incola Perner 1903
Holopea inflata Yü 1961
Holopea informis Wilson 1932
Holopea insignis Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Holopea iowaensis Webster 1906
Holopea latens Öpik 1953
Holopea lavinia Billings 1865
Holopea lavinia conica Billings 1865
Holopea marylandica Clarke and Swartz 1913
Holopea media Wilson 1951
Holopea mediocris Billings 1866
Holopea missouriensis Bradley 1930
Holopea mobergi Troedsson 1918
Holopea nicolettensis Foerste 1924
Holopea nitidissima Lindström 1884
Holopea obliqua Hall 1847
Holopea obsoleta Hall 1852
Holopea occidentalis Nicholson 1872
Holopea ottawaensis Wilson 1951
Holopea ovalis Billings 1859
Holopea parvula Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Holopea perforata Lindström 1884
Holopea plauta Raymond 1906
Holopea praecursor Koken and Perner 1925
Holopea pumila Zhu 1995
Holopea pyrene Billings 1865
Holopea rotunda Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Holopea scalariforme Lindström 1884
Holopea scrutator Raymond 1905
Holopea similis Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Holopea simmonensis Tolmachoff 1930
Holopea simplex Koken and Perner 1925
Holopea subconica Winchell 1863
Holopea subtilis Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Holopea supraplana Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Holopea symmetrica Hall 1847
Holopea transversa Lindström 1884
Holopea undulata Wilson 1932
Holopea variabilis Koken 1897
Holopea vaurealensis Twenhofel 1928
Holopea vigneauensis Twenhofel 1938
Invalid names: Cirropsis Perner 1903 [synonym], Haplospira Koken 1897 [synonym], Litiopsis Salter 1865 [objective synonym], Staurospira Perner 1907 [synonym], Tortilla Perner 1903 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height10.600

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
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Knight et al. (1960).g
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, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Arenig to the top of the Olenekian or 478.60000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (207 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tulean - Blackhillsian485.4 - 471.8United Kingdom (Scotland) H. leiosoma (188699)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Greenland Holopea indet. (122108)
Whiterockian471.8 - 457.5USA (Nevada) H. sp. (210662)
Whiterockian471.8 - 457.5USA (California) H. sp. (219321)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (New York) H. sp. (333)
Kunda468.1 - 463.5Estonia H. eichwaldi (56202)
Whiterock - Mohawkian468.1 - 452.5USA (Minnesota) H. 2 spp. (10767)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Iran H. sp. (66865)
Uhaku466.0 - 460.9Norway (Oslo-Asker) Naticonema praecursor (56197)
Uhaku466.0 - 460.9Estonia H. eichwaldi (56206)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Australia (New South Wales) H. sp. (45710)
Gedinnine416.0 - 412.3Kazakhstan (Karagandinskaya Oblast) H. sp. (69183 69184)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Canada (Quebec) H. wakenhami, H. sp. (608)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (Alaska) H. sp. (111900)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Pennsylvania) H. sp. (627)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (Iowa) H. iowaensis (56255)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Thailand H. sp. (103565)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Qinghai) H. pumila (122300) H. sp. (56723)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Jiangxi) H. sp. (60523 60524)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2USA (California) H. sp. (109758)