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Straparollus (Straparollus) mortoni

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae

Taxonomy
Straparollus (Straparollus) mortoni was named by Linsley and Yochelson (1973). Its type specimen is USNM 183653, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Section 7, Marvin Quarry near Afton, which is in a Givetian carbonate limestone in the Gravel Point Formation of Michigan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Straparollus (Straparollus) mortoni Linsley and Yochelson pp. 9 - 10 figs. pl. 6 f. 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyEuomphalidae
genusStraparollus
subgenusStraparollusde Montfort 1810
speciesmortoni

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Straparollus (Straparollus) mortoni Linsley and Yochelson 1973
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Composition 2: "calcite"g
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-08-14 09:03:17
Modified: 2009-06-05 20:21:19
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Wagner 2023

Age range: Givetian or 387.95000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Michigan) Straparollus mortoni (type locality: 98026)