Helcionopsis Ulrich and Scofield 1897 (mollusk)

Tergomya - Tryblidiida - Tryblidiidae

Full reference: E. O. Ulrich and W. H. Scofield. 1897. The Lower Silurian Gastropoda of Minnesota. The Paleontology of Minnesota 39(2):813-1081

Parent taxon: Tryblidiinae according to G.P. Wahlman 1992

See also Knight and Yochelson 1960, Runnegar and Jell 1976, Sepkoski 2002 and Starobogatov 1970

Sister taxa: Kosovina, Pilina

Subtaxa: Helcionopsis depressum Helcionopsis radiatum Helcionopsis reticulatus Helcionopsis striata Helcionopsis subcarinata Helcionopsis wisconsinensis

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Type: Helcionopsis striata

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Ordovician of United States (19: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee collections)

Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence

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