Straparollus (Straparollus) mortoni Linsley and Yochelson 1973 (snail)

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae

Full reference: R. M. Linsley and E. L. Yochelson. 1973. Devonian carrier shells (Euomphalidae) from North America and Germany. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 824:1-23

Belongs to Straparollus (Straparollus) according to R. M. Linsley and E. L. Yochelson 1973

Sister taxa: Straparollus (Straparollus) explanatus, Straparollus (Straparollus) mammula, Straparollus (Straparollus) ophirensis, Straparollus (Straparollus) savagei

Type specimen: USNM 183653, a shell. Its type locality is Section 7, Marvin Quarry near Afton, which is in a Givetian carbonate limestone in the Gravel Point Formation of Michigan.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Section 7, Marvin Quarry near Afton

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