Helicotoma planulata Salter 1859 (snail)

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Helicotomidae

Full reference: J. W. Salter. 1859. Figures and descriptions of Canadian organic remains 1-47

Belongs to Helicotoma according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Foerste 1924, Knight 1941, Liberty 1969, Salter 1859, Ulrich and Scofield 1897 and Wilson 1951

Sister taxa: Helicotoma blodgetti, Helicotoma brocki, Helicotoma declivis, Helicotoma gorgonea, Helicotoma granosa, Helicotoma griffinorum, Helicotoma marginata, Helicotoma miser, Helicotoma missouriensis, Helicotoma oriens, Helicotoma planulatoides, Helicotoma proserpina, Helicotoma robinsoni, Helicotoma robusta, Helicotoma subquadrata, Helicotoma superba, Helicotoma tennesseensis, Helicotoma tritonia, Helicotoma umbilicata, Helicotoma verticalis, Helicotoma whiteavesiana

Subtaxa: Helicotoma planulata muricata Helicotoma planulata robusta

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (15: Ontario, Quebec collections), United States (11: Illinois, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin)

Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence

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