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Catalog ID: CG-0155
Strobeus brevis
Taxonomy
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Murchisoniina |
| Family: | Soleniscidae |
| Genus: | Strobeus |
| Species: | brevis |
Geology
| Period: | Carboniferous |
| Group: | Conemaugh |
| Formation: | Glenshaw |
| Stratum: | Pine Creek limestone |
Tiny smooth shell with 4-5 whorls. 4mm tall, spire less than half the length of the shell. Spire sharp.
Taxonomic Authorities
- Class Gastropoda Cuvier, 1795
- Family Soleniscidae Knight, 1931
- Genus Strobeus de Koninck, 1881
References
- de Koninck, L. G., 1881. Faune du calcaire carbonifère de la Belgique, 3e partie, Gastéropodes. Musée Royale d’Historie Naturelle Belgique Annales, Série Paléontoloque 6:1–170
- Knight, J. B., 1931. The gastropods of the St. Louis, Missouri, Pennsylvanian outlier: the Subulitidae. Journal of Paleontology 5(3):177–229