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Strophostylus wortheni

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Naticopsis wortheni was named by Weller (1916). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bed No. 8, Fountain Creek, 2 miles southwest of Waterloo, which is in a Chesterian carbonate limestone in the Ste. Genevieve Formation of Illinois.

It was recombined as Strophostylus wortheni by Thein and Nitecki (1974), Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Naticopsis wortheni Weller p. 259 figs. pl. 19 f. 1-12
1974Strophostylus wortheni Thein and Nitecki pp. 139 - 143 figs. f. 60
1998Naticopsis wortheni Frýda p. 259 figs. pl. 19 f. 1-12
2023Strophostylus wortheni Wagner p. 6143

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

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 wortheni Weller 1916
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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: Hendy 2009, Batten 1984, Kiessling 2004, Knight et al. 1960

Age range: Chesterian or 335.50000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Kentucky) Strophostylus wortheni (59823)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Illinois) Naticopsis wortheni (type locality: 68188) Strophostylus wortheni (58998 59826)