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Straparollus hecale

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae

Taxonomy
Euomphalus (Straparollus) hecale was named by Hall (1876) [Euomphalus (Straparollus) Hecale Hall 1876]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Euomphalus hecale by Hall (1879), Heidelberger (2001); it was recombined as Straparollus (Straparollus) hecale by Blodgett and Johnson (1992); it was recombined as Straparollus hecale by Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. catilloides, S. mashkovae, S. michaillensis, S. minuta, S. minutus, S. pernodosus, S. spergensis, S. szajnochae, S. obtectus, S. rotundatus
Entered
by P. Wagner on 2011-08-17; modified by P. Wagner on 2025-06-26

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Euomphalus (Straparollus) hecale Hall
1879Euomphalus hecale Hall p. 59 figs. pl. 14 f. 11-14
1992Straparollus (Straparollus) hecale Blodgett and Johnson p. 99
2001Euomphalus hecale Heidelberger p. 170
2023Straparollus hecale Wagner p. 1133

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyEuomphalidae
genusStraparollus
specieshecale()

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.

†Straparollus hecale Hall 1876
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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: base of the Silurian to the top of the Frasnian or 443.10000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (California) Euomphalus hecale (229254)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31United Kingdom (England) Euomphalus hecale (129878 130270)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Ohio) Straparollus hecale (74950 74951)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (New York) Euomphalus hecale (54500)