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Orecopia circinatus

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Omphalotrochidae

Taxonomy
Straparollus circinatus was named by Fenton and Fenton (1924). Its type locality is Hackerberry Grove, south bank of Winnabago River, which is in a Frasnian carbonate carbonate in the Lime Creek Formation of Iowa.

It was recombined as Orecopia circinatus by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Straparollus circinatus Fenton and Fenton p. 179 figs. pl. 38 f. 4-5; not pl. pl. 40 f. 4-5
2023Orecopia circinatus Wagner

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyOmphalotrochidae
genusOrecopia
speciescircinatus()

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.

Orecopia circinatus Fenton and Fenton 1924
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-21 10:48:04
Modified: 2009-09-21 12:48:04
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Frasnian or 382.31000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Iowa) Straparollus circinatus (type locality: 56255 56362)