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Strophostylus fitchi

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Strophostylus fitchi was named by Hall (1859). It is not extant. Its type locality is Carlisle, Upper Pentamerus Beds (Hall), which is in a Lochkovian deep subtidal ramp packstone in the Becraft Limestone Formation of New York.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Strophostylus fitchi Hall
1867Strophostylus fitchi Hall figs. f. 2b-d
2023Strophostylus fitchi Wagner p. 4760

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyPlatyceratoidea()
familyPlatyceratidae
genusStrophostylus
speciesfitchi

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.

Strophostylus fitchi Hall 1859
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Ontogeny: accretionsuperf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: passively mobilef
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: coprophagef
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-06 07:14:20
Modified: 2009-06-06 09:14:20
Source: g = genus, f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Batten 1984, Knight et al. 1960, Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Lochkovian or 419.62000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (New York) Strophostylus fitchi (76851 type locality: 156989)