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Sinistrispira monticola

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae

Taxonomy
Euomphalus (Morphotropis) monticola was named by Spitz (1907). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Light Gray Riffskalk, Judenköpf, im Westen des Coglians, Carnic Alps, which is in a Pragian carbonate limestone in the Grau Riffkalk Formation of Austria.

It was recombined as Straparollus (Sinistrispira) monticola by Jhaveri (1969); it was recombined as Sinistrispira monticola by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Euomphalus (Morphotropis) monticola Spitz p. 137 figs. pl. 13 f. 17a-c
1969Straparollus (Sinistrispira) monticola Jhaveri p. 163 figs. pl. 21 f. 3
2023Sinistrispira monticola Wagner p. 1117

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyEuomphalidae
genusSinistrispira
speciesmonticola()

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: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-09-18 08:58:27
Modified: 2010-01-28 09:42:46
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Late/Upper Emsian or 413.02000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Austria (Styrian) Euomphalus monticola (157679)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Austria Straparollus monticola (26220)