Helicospira Girty 1915 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1915. Invertebrate paleontology. Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines 13:263-376

Parent taxon: Murchisoniidae according to J. B. Knight et al. 1960

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Anarconcha, Barroisocaulus, Bellazona, Biangularia, Brilonella, Cyrtostropha, Devonocerithioides, Domiporta, Eohormotomina, Farewellia, Glyphodeta, Kaseiella, Leptorima, Lodanaria, Mesocoelia, Michelia, Micheliopsis, Micrentoma, Morania, Murchisonia, Parahormotomina, Predazzella, Protospira, Pseudoaclisina, Vladanella, Wuxuanella

Subtaxa: Helicospira buttersi

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Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (2: Colorado, Utah collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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