Fusispira subbrevis Ulrich and Scofield 1897 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Subulitidae

Alternative combination: Subulites (Fusispira) subbrevis

Full reference: E. O. Ulrich and W. H. Scofield. 1897. The Lower Silurian Gastropoda of Minnesota. The Paleontology of Minnesota 39(2):813-1081

Belongs to Fusispira according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Fix 1975, Troedsson 1928 and Ulrich and Scofield 1897

Sister taxa: Fusispira angusta, Fusispira bullatus, Fusispira convexa, Fusispira daphne, Fusispira elongata, Fusispira gigantea, Fusispira inflata, Fusispira intermedia, Fusispira nobilis, Fusispira obesus, Fusispira ovalis, Fusispira planulata, Fusispira psyche, Fusispira schucherti, Fusispira spicula, Fusispira subfusiformis, Fusispira sulcata, Fusispira terebriformis, Fusispira tsuchidai, Fusispira ventricosa, Fusispira vittata

Subtaxa: Fusispira subbrevis obesa

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Greenland (1 collection), United States (12: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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