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Sinistrispira

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae

Taxonomy
Sinistrispira was named by Jhaveri (1969). Its type is Morphotropis monticola.

It was reranked as Straparollus (Sinistrispira) by Jhaveri (1969).

It was assigned to Straparollus by Jhaveri (1969); to Euomphalina by Sepkoski (2002); and to Euomphalidae by Morris and Cleevely (1981), Wagner (2023).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Sinistrispira Jhaveri p. 163
1969Straparollus (Sinistrispira) Jhaveri p. 163
1981Sinistrispira Morris and Cleevely
2002Sinistrospira Sepkoski
2023Sinistrispira Wagner

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

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.

G. †Sinistrispira Jhaveri 1969
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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
Diet 2: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-09-18 08:58:27
Modified: 2025-08-07 22:35:47
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 (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Helderbergian - Emsian419.62 - 393.47Austria Straparollus sp. (26203)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Austria (Styrian) Euomphalus monticola (157679)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Austria Straparollus monticola (26220)