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Straparella rotella

Gastropoda - Turbinidae

Taxonomy
Straparella rotella was named by Pan and Erwin (2002). Its type specimen is USNM 127651, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Shizishan, ADL703, Luogu Lake, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone/limestone in the Changhsing Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Straparella rotella Pan and Erwin p. 13 figs. 7.7 - 7.11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurbinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyAnomphalinae()
genusStraparella
speciesrotella

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.

Straparella rotella Pan and Erwin 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height20.5030.3830.6600.5220.196

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:48:26
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:48:26
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Yunnan) Straparella rotella (type locality: 56943)