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Helicodiscus paralellus

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Helicodiscidae

Taxonomy
Planorbis paralellus was named by Say (1821). It is extant.

It was recombined as Helicodiscus paralellus by Eshelman et al. (2025).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Planorbis paralellus Say
2025Helicodiscus paralellus Eshelman et al. p. 72

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
RankNameAuthor
TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderEupulmonata(Haszprunar and Huber 1990)
suborderGeophila(Férussac 1819)
orderStylommatophora(Schmidt 1856)
suborderHelicina
superfamilyPunctoideaMorse 1864
familyHelicodiscidaePilsbry 1927
genusHelicodiscusMorse 1864
speciesparalellus(Say 1821)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 1.40000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Kansas) Helicodiscus paralellus (20352)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Helicodiscus paralellus (93103)