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Helicotoma missouriensis

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Helicotomidae

Taxonomy
Helicotoma missouriensis was named by Branson (1909). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Residuary Auburn Chert Beds, east of Auburn , which is in a Turinian carbonate claystone in the Decorah Formation of Missouri.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Helicotoma missouriensis Branson p. 44 figs. pI.7 f. 11-12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyHelicotomidae()
genusHelicotoma
speciesmissouriensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Helicotoma missouriensis Branson 1909
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
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 11:10:18
Modified: 2009-06-06 01:21:05
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Wagner 2023

Age range: Turinian or 457.30000 to 453.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Missouri) Helicotoma missouriensis (type locality: 175724)