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Helicotomidae

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Helicotomidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Helicotomidae Knight et al. p. 189
1975Helicotomidae Golikov and Starobogatov p. 208
1981Helicotomidae Morris and Cleevely
1999Helicotomidae Wagner
2002Helicotomidae Kosnik p. 189
2003Helicotomidae Jeffery
2005Helicotomidae Bouchet et al. p. 241

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

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.

Fm. †Helicotomidae Wenz 1938
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G. †Amphelissa Etheridge 1921
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Amphelissa carinatum Heidecker 1959
Amphelissa isisensis Etheridge, Jr. 1921
G. †Boucotspira Rohr 1980
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Boucotspira carinifer Koken 1896
Boucotspira fimbriata Rohr 1980
Boucotspira lamellosus Lindström 1884
Boucotspira ordovicus Longstaff 1924
Boucotspira ozawai Kobayashi 1930
Boucotspira wisbyensis Lindström 1884
G. †Boucotspira Rohr 1980
G. †Helicotoma Salter 1859
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Helicotoma blodgetti Rohr 1988
Helicotoma brocki Foerste 1912
Helicotoma declivis Safford 1869
Helicotoma gorgonea Billings 1865
Helicotoma granosa Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Helicotoma marginata Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Helicotoma miser Billings 1865
Helicotoma missouriensis Branson 1909
Helicotoma oriens Perner 1903
Helicotoma planulata Salter 1859
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Helicotoma planulatoides Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Helicotoma proserpina Billings 1865
Helicotoma robinsoni Rohr 1988
Helicotoma robusta Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Helicotoma subquadrata Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Helicotoma superba Koken 1897
Helicotoma tennesseensis Safford 1869
Helicotoma tritonia Billings 1865
Helicotoma umbilicata Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Helicotoma verticalis Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Helicotoma whiteavesiana Raymond 1908
G. †Lophonema Purdue and Miser 1916
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Lophonema abrupta Billings 1859
Lophonema calphurnia Billings 1865
Lophonema circumlirata Whitfield 1886
Lophonema costata Kobayashi 1959
Lophonema frydai Rohr 1994
Lophonema peccatonica Sardeson 1896
Lophonema perstriata Billings 1859
Lophonema taneyensis Cullison 1944
Lophonema tricarinata Billings 1859
Lophonema wuhuensis Endo 1935
Invalid names: Polhemia Cullison 1944 [synonym], Walcottoma Rohr 1994 [synonym]
G. †Ophiletina Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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Ophiletina angularis Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Ophiletina bromidensis Rohr and Johns 1990
Ophiletina fausta Sardeson 1896
Ophiletina shokoriense Kobayashi 1930
Ophiletina sublaxa Ulrich and Scofield 1897
G. †Palaeomphalus Koken and Perner 1925
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Palaeomphalus glabra Koken and Perner 1925
Palaeomphalus obtusangulus Angelin and Lindström 1880
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Invalid names: Palaeomphalus gradata Koken 1896 [synonym], Palaeomphalus immigrata Koken and Perner 1925 [synonym], Palaeomphalus laminosus Koken 1897 [synonym]
Palaeomphalus olsoni Rohr 1980
G. †Paraviviana Kutassy 1940
G. †Yochelsoniella Rohr and Huddleston 1982
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Invalid names: Ellisella Rohr 1980 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-11 19:53:51
Modified: 2009-06-11 21:53:51
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Stairsian to the top of the Garantiana or 485.40000 to 167.70000 Ma

Collections (186 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stairsian485.4 - 478.6United Kingdom (Scotland) Oriostoma calphurnia (188684)
Tulean - Blackhillsian485.4 - 471.8USA (Nevada) Helicotoma sp. (77186)
Early/Lower Ordovician485.4 - 470.0USA (Texas) Polhemia sp. (293)
Jeffersonian485.4 - 468.1Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Helicotoma proserpina, Helicotoma tritonia (100029)
Arenigian478.6 - 468.1USA (Virginia) Lophonema sp. (6980)
Cassinian478.6 - 468.1Greenland Helicotoma indet. (122083)
Cassinian478.6 - 468.1USA (Missouri) Helicotoma sp., Polhemia n. sp. #6, Lophonema n. sp. #1 (75557) Helicotoma sp., Polhemia sp., Polhemia n. sp. #2 (64612) Lophonema indet., Lophonema n. sp. #2, Lophonema n. sp. #1, Helicotoma n. sp. (75545) Lophonema indet., Polehemia n. sp. #5, Polhemia ? n. sp. #1, Lophonema n. sp. #1 (75521) Lophonema indet., Polehemia sp., Polhemia n. sp. #5, Polhemia n. sp. #4, Polhemia n. sp. #1, Lophonema n. sp. #2, Lophonema n. sp. #1 (75551) Lophonema indet., Polhemia indet., Polhemia n. sp. #1, H. sp., Polhemia n. sp. #3, Polhemia n. sp., Lophonema n. sp. #2, Lophonema n. sp. #1 (75519) Lophonema indet., Polhemia indet., Polhemia n. sp. #3, Lophonema n. sp. #1 (75525) Lophonema indet., Polhemia indet., Polhemia n. sp. #5, Polhemia n. sp. #1, Lophonema n. sp. #1 (75523) Lophonema indet., Polhemia indet., Polhemia n. sp., Helicotomidae indet., Polhemia n. sp. #6, Polhemia n. sp. #3, Lophonema n. sp. #2 (75552) Lophonema indet., Polhemia n. sp. #6, Polhemia n. sp. #4, Polhemia n. sp. #2, Lophonema n. sp. #1, Helicotoma n. sp. (75543) Lophonema indet., Polhemia n. sp., Polhemia n. sp. #1, Lophonema n. sp. #1 (75520) Lophonema n. sp. #1 (75578) Lophonema sp., Polhemia indet. (75550) Polhemia indet., Helicotoma n. sp., Lophonema n. sp. #1 (75559) Polhemia indet., Helicotoma n. sp., Polhemia n. sp. #3, Lophonema n. sp. #2 (75556) Polhemia indet., H. sp., Helicotoma sp., Polhemia n. sp. #6, Polhemia n. sp. #4, Polhemia n. sp. #2, Polhemia n. sp. #1, Lophonema n. sp. #2, Lophonema n. sp. #1 (75547) Polhemia indet., Lophonema sp., Polhemia n. sp. #3, Polhemia n. sp. #1 (75561) Polhemia indet., Polhemia n. sp. #1, Lophonema n. sp. #1 (75555) Polhemia n. sp. #2 (75524) Polhemia n. sp. #3, Lophonema n. sp. #1 (75522) Polhemia taneyensis (56433 56513 56515)
Cassinian478.6 - 468.1Canada (Quebec) Helicotoma perstriata, Trochonema abruptum (56565) Trochonema tricarinatum (56564)
Cassinian478.6 - 468.1Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Polhemia taneyensis (56152 56153)
Cassinian478.6 - 468.1USA (Vermont) Euomphalus circumliratus (154944)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Greenland Helicotoma indet. (122080 122082 122088 122089)
Rangerian471.8 - 468.1Greenland Helicotoma sp. indet. (174317) Lophonema taneyensis, Boucotspira antelopensis (174316)
Rangerian471.8 - 468.1USA (Nevada) Helicotoma sp. (104459)
Fennian471.8 - 466.0Malaysia (Palau Lankawi Island) Helicotoma costata (56168)
Whiterockian471.8 - 457.5USA (Nevada) Oriostoma indet. (14232) Trochonema sp. (104449) Trochonemella antelopensis (14238) Walcottoma frydai, Trochonemella antelopensis (14229)
Whiterockian471.8 - 457.5USA (Virginia) Helicotoma sp. (6984 7102)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (Alaska) Helicotoma sp. (101857)
Chazyan468.1 - 460.9Canada (Quebec) Helicotoma sp. (310) Helicotoma whiteavesiana (155416)
Llanvirnian468.1 - 460.9USA (Virginia) Ophiletina sp., Helicotoma indet. (33444 33445) Ophiletina sp., Helicotoma sp. (33446 33447 33448)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Australia (Queensland) Helicotoma sp. (77521 77755 77760)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4North Korea Ophiletina shokoriense, Trochonema ozawai (155060)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4China (Liaoning) Helicotoma wuhuensis (119294)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Australia (Northern Territory) Helicotoma sp. (77523)
Sarka466.0 - 466.0Czech Republic Helicotoma sp. (3857)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9Norway Helicotoma sp. (2950)
Llanvirn466.0 - 460.9China (GanSu) Helicotoma sp. (20765)
Llanvirn466.0 - 460.9South Korea (Kangwon-do) Helicotoma sp. (56171)
Chazy466.0 - 457.5Canada (Quebec) Helicotoma umbilicata (172355)
Llandeilo466.0 - 449.5USA (California) Ophiletina sublaxa (56190)
Llandeilo466.0 - 449.5China (GanSu) Ophiletina sp. (8556)
Keila460.9 - 455.8Norway (Oslo) Helicotoma immigrata (155363)
Keila - Oandu460.9 - 452.0Sweden (Dalarne) Straparollus obtusangulus (73411)
Keila - Oandu460.9 - 452.0Sweden (Dalarna) Euomphalus obtusangulus (155566)
Ashbyan460.9 - 449.5USA (Virginia) Helicotoma declivis, Helicotoma tennesseensis, Ophiletina sublaxa (33544 33545 33546 33547)
Ashbyan460.9 - 449.5USA (Tennessee) Helicotoma declivis, Helicotoma subquadrata, Helicotoma tennesseensis, Ophiletina sublaxa (5327)
Blackriveran460.9 - 449.5Canada (Quebec) Helicotoma planulata (63816)
Blackriveran460.9 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Helicotoma planulata (55999 100354 156592)
Blackriveran460.9 - 449.5USA (Illinois) Helicotoma planulata (155374)
Blackriveran460.9 - 449.5USA (Illinois, Iowa) Helicotoma planulata, Ophiletina sublaxa (23614 23615 23617 23619 23620) Ophileta fausta (23612)
Blackriveran460.9 - 449.5USA (Oklahoma) Oriostoma bromidensis (13814)
Blackriveran460.9 - 449.5USA (Minnesota) Ophileta fausta (23081 23085 23555)
Blackriveran460.9 - 449.5USA (Wisconsin) Helicotoma planulata (98349) Helicotoma umbilicata (154948)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian460.9 - 449.5USA (Minnesota) Helicotoma planulata, Ophiletina sublaxa (23557)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian460.9 - 449.5USA (Illinois, Iowa) Helicotoma planulata, Ophiletina sublaxa (23621)
Caradoc460.9 - 449.5USA (Wisconsin) Ophiletina sp. (55474) Ophiletina sublaxa (55651)
Caradoc460.9 - 449.5USA (Georgia) Helicotoma tennesseensis (33182 33186 33188)
Caradoc460.9 - 449.5USA (California) Boucotspira fimbriata (69215 69221 69231 69235) Boucotspira fimbriata, Helicotoma griffinorum (69234) Boucotspira fimbriata, Ophiletina sublaxa (69229) Helicotoma griffinorum (69224) Helicotoma griffinorum, Ophiletina sublaxa (69228)
Caradocian460.9 - 449.5USA (Virginia) Helicotoma granosa (34277 34279 34281 34324 34326 34327 34328) Helicotoma verticalis (34272 34273 34276)
Caradocian460.9 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Helicotoma sp. (26274)
Chatfieldian460.9 - 449.5USA (Minnesota) Ophiletina sublaxa (194137)
Chatfieldian460.9 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Helicotoma planulata (26270) Helicotoma sp. (26273)
Edenian460.9 - 449.5USA (Minnesota) Ophiletina angularis, Ophiletina sublaxa (23588) Ophiletina sublaxa (23597)
Edenian460.9 - 449.5USA (Illinois, Iowa) Ophiletina angularis, Ophiletina sublaxa (23678) Ophiletina sublaxa (23679 23680)
Edenian - Maysvillian460.9 - 449.5Canada (Nunavut) Ophileta compacta (99702)
Kirkfieldian460.9 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Helicotoma planulata (26192)
Rocklandian460.9 - 449.5USA (Tennessee) Helicotoma granosa, Helicotoma planulatoides (5346)
Rocklandian460.9 - 449.5USA (Kentucky) Helicotoma planulatoides (87737 87739)
Rocklandian460.9 - 449.5Canada (Quebec) Helicotoma planulata (154703)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian460.9 - 449.5USA (Minnesota) Helicotoma planulata, Ophiletina sublaxa (23558)
Shermanian460.9 - 449.5USA (Illinois, Iowa) Ophiletina angularis (23659 23664 23667 23668 23670)
Shermanian460.9 - 449.5USA (Minnesota) Ophiletina angularis (23092 23584)
Turinian460.9 - 449.5USA (Illinois) Helicotoma umbilicata, Ophiletina sublaxa (88007)
Turinian460.9 - 449.5USA (Indiana) Ophiletina sublaxa (104277)
Turinian460.9 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Helicotoma planulata (26175 26188 185429 185460 185474 185475) Helicotoma sp., Helicotoma planulata (26174)
Turinian460.9 - 449.5USA (Missouri) Helicotoma planulata (181091) Helicotoma tennesseensis, Helicotoma missouriensis (175724)
Turinian460.9 - 449.5Canada (British Columbia) Ophiletina angularis (192179)
Burrellian457.5 - 455.8United Kingdom (Scotland) Boucotspira ordovicus (78001 169263)
Harnagian457.5 - 455.8United Kingdom (Scotland) Euomphalopterus ordovicus (72413)
Mohawkian457.5 - 452.5USA (Minnesota) Ophiletina angularis (167563)
Rawtheyan455.8 - 445.6United Kingdom (Scotland) Euomphalopterus ordovicus (73134)
Rawtheyan455.8 - 445.6United Kingdom (England) Euomphalus subsulcatus (161737)
Nabala452.0 - 449.5Estonia (Harju) Palaeomphalus gradata (87298)
Vormsi452.0 - 445.6Estonia (Lääne) Boucotspira carinifer (87307)
Vormsi452.0 - 445.6Estonia (Harju) Euomphalus laminosus (156588)
Maysvillian - Richmondian452.0 - 443.7USA (Colorado) Helicotoma sp. (10338)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.6Norway (Ringerike) Euomphalopterus carinifer (154605)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.6Estonia (Lääne) Boucotspira carinifer (168719)
Pusgillian449.5 - 445.6China (Shaanxi) Helicotoma sp. (8538)
Richmond449.5 - 445.6USA (Alaska) Euomphalopterus alatus (49348) Euomphalopterus sp. (49341) Helicotoma blodgetti (49347) Helicotoma blodgetti, Helicotoma robinsoni (49346)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (California) Boucotspira fimbriata, Helicotoma griffinorum, Helicotoma olsoni (69225)
Pirgu - Porkuni449.5 - 443.7Sweden (Dalarne) Palaeomphalus gradata (73407)
Richmondian449.5 - 443.7Canada (Quebec) Helicotoma brocki, Helicotoma planulata (172788)
Richmondian449.5 - 443.7USA (Michigan) Helicotoma brocki (26313 26314)
Richmondian449.5 - 443.7USA (Indiana) Helicotoma marginata (101552)
Richmondian - Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (Ohio) Helicotoma sp. (394)
Porkuni445.6 - 443.7Estonia (Lääne-Viru) Helicotoma superba, Palaeomphalus gradata (87313)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) Trochus lamellosus (4661) Trochus visbyensis (13594) Trochus wisbyensis (4010) Trochus wisbyensis, Trochus lamellosus (154965)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Australia (Queensland) Austerum carinatum (7189 66489)
Subfurcatum - Garantiana171.6 - 167.7Hungary Paraviviana sp. (151886)