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Loxonema nitida

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Loxonematidae

Taxonomy
Hormotoma nitida was named by Longstaff (1924) [Hormotoma (?) nitida Longstaff 1924]. It is not extant. Its type locality is Locality 4. Shalloch Mill, Whitehouse Bay, Girvan, which is in a Pusgillian carbonate limestone in the Mill Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Loxonema nitida by Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Hormotoma nitida Longstaff
2023Loxonema nitida Wagner p. 1761

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familyLoxonematidae
genusLoxonema
speciesnitida()

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Loxonema nitida Longstaff 1924
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
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: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-06 08:07:05
Modified: 2009-06-06 10:07:05
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Chatfieldian to the top of the Pusgillian or 453.80000 to 449.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burrellian456.6 - 452.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Hormotoma nitida (78001)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) Murchisonia nitida (34547)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Hormotoma nitida (type locality: 73133)