Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Straparollinidae
Alternative combination: Lophospira cassina
Synonyms: Lophospira corrugata Cullison 1938, Lophospira dutchtownensis Cullison 1938, Lophospira grandis Butts 1926, Straparollina grandis Butts 1926
Full reference: R. P. Whitfield. 1886. Notice of geological investigations along the eastern shore of Lake Champlain, conducted by Prof. H.J. Seely and Pres. Ezra Brainerd, of Middlebury College, with descriptions of the new fossils discovered. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 1(8):24-35
Belongs to Straparollina according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Butts 1926, Cullison 1938, Wagner 1999 and Whitfield 1886
Sister taxa: Straparollina anceps, Straparollina asperostriata, Straparollina atavus, Straparollina basicarinata, Straparollina circe, Straparollina eurydice, Straparollina gregaria, Straparollina harpa, Straparollina holtedahli, Straparollina hudsoni, Straparollina infida, Straparollina martinensis, Straparollina minima, Straparollina nitida, Straparollina norvegicus, Straparollina ophelia, Straparollina pelagica, Straparollina procris, Straparollina smoeleni, Straparollina turgida
Ecology: slow-moving epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Chazyan of United States (1: Tennessee collection)
• Ordovician of United States (15: Missouri, Vermont)
Total: 16 collections including 23 occurrences
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