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Strobeus primogenius

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae

Taxonomy
Stylifer primogenia was named by Conrad (1835). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Macrocheilus primogenia by Hall (1858); it was recombined as Macrocheilus primigenius by White (1884), White (1884), Helprin (1886), Helprin (1886); it was recombined as Sphaerodoma primogenia by Keyes (1889); it was recombined as Sphaerodoma primogenium by Mark (1912); it was recombined as Sphaerodoma primigenia by Girty (1915); it was recombined as Sphaerodoma primigenius by Plummer and Moore (1921), Morgan (1924), Sayre (1930); it was recombined as Soleniscus (Macrochilina) primigenius by Knight (1931); it was recombined as Strobeus primigenius by Knight and Bridge (1944), Batten (1995), Kulas and Batten (1997), Kues and Batten (2001); it was recombined as Ianthinopsis primogenia by Knight et al. (1960); it was recombined as Ianthinopsis primogenius by Hoare (1961), Yochelson and Saunders (1967); it was recombined as Strobeus primogenia by Harper (1981); it was recombined as Strobeus primogenius by Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Stylifer primogenia Conrad p. 267 figs. pl. 12 f. 2
1858Macrocheilus primogenia Hall p. 270 figs. pl. 29 f. 11
1859Macrocheilus texanus Shumard p. 402
1884Soleniscus texanus White pp. 155 - 156 figs. pl. 34 f. 13 & 14
1884Macrocheilus primigenius White p. 157 figs. pl. 34 f. 3
1886Macrocheilus primigenius Helprin pp. 274, 276 figs. f. 16, 16a
1889Sphaerodoma primogenia Keyes p. 303
1889Sphaerodoma texanus Keyes p. 306
1912Sphaerodoma primogenium Mark
1915Sphaerodoma primigenia Girty pp. 200, 208 figs. pl. 24 f. 13-17a
1921Sphaerodoma primigenius Plummer and Moore figs. pl. 22 f. 1-2
1924Sphaerodoma primigenius Morgan figs. pl. 1 f. 9
1930Sphaerodoma primigenius Sayre p. 148 figs. pl. 16 f. 3-3a
1931Soleniscus (Macrochilina) primigenius Knight pp. 207 - 213 figs. pl. 22 f. 2a-j; pl. 27 f. 5
1944Strobeus primigenius Knight and Bridge p. 479 figs. pl. 195 f. 10-11
1960Ianthinopsis primogenia Knight et al. p. 321
1961Ianthinopsis primogenius Hoare pp. 189 - 190 figs. pl. 23 f. 11-13
1967Ianthinopsis primogenius Yochelson and Saunders p. 104
1981Strobeus primogenia Harper p. 181 figs. f. 1E
1995Strobeus primigenius Batten p. 34 fig. 48
1997Strobeus primigenius Kulas and Batten pp. 54 - 55 figs. pl. 4 f. 13A-C
2001Strobeus primigenius Kues and Batten p. 85 figs. f. 16.22-16.23
2023Strobeus primogenius Wagner p. 5985

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familySoleniscidae
genusStrobeus
speciesprimogenius()

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.

Strobeus primogenius Conrad 1835
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Invalid names: Ianthinopsis texanus Shumard 1859 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. L. Batten 1995Rotund shell with sharp, narrow spire and enlarged, evenly inflated body whorl. Sutures are sharp and shallow. Whorls embrace high on whorl, above broad periphery. Aperture is subovate. Anomphalus. Columellar lip arcuate with large, low fold. Lower lip broken. No parietal inductura visible.
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height522.717.130.022.05.44

Composition: aragonitef
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: detritivoref
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2004-08-16 10:05:44
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:17:45
Source: f = family
Reference: Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Morrowan to the top of the Changhsingian or 323.40000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (60 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Texas) Strobeus primigenius (79966)
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Kentucky) Soleniscus texanus (158165)
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Ohio) Sphaerodoma primigenia (71998)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Oklahoma) Sphaerodoma primigenia (90784)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Missouri) Soleniscus primigenius (69773)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Oklahoma) Sphaerodoma primigenia (90781 90782 90783 90787)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Missouri) Ianthinopsis primogenius (70134 70137 70255 70256 70272 70278 70308 70382 70383 70485)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (New Mexico) Strobeus primigenius (46536)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Maryland) Strobeus primigenius (118828)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Texas) Strobeus primogenius, Ianthinopsis primogenius (159900)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Ohio) Sphaerodoma primogenium (174923)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Pennsylvania) Sphaerodoma primogenia (184101 184103 184105)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Maryland) Strobeus primigenius (118827)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Strobeus primigenius (156695 156715)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Illinois) Ianthinopsis primogenius (50219)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Missouri) Sphaerodoma primogenia (157565)
Asselian - Artinskian298.9 - 283.3USA (Texas) Macrocheilus texanus (133740)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14USA (Wyoming) Strobeus primogenius (61936 61937 61948 61950)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Macrocheilina primigenia (125897 125928 126003 126267 126692 126737 126935 126936 126939 126941)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902Pakistan Macrocheilina primigenia (126704 126705 126707 126708 126709 126748 126752 126755 126758 126759 126760 126986 127017)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Pakistan Macrocheilina primigenia (126933)