Loxoplocus esthona Koken and Perner 1925 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae

Alternative combinations: Schizolopha esthona, Worthenia esthona

Synonyms: Lophospira turbinoides Koken and Perner 1925, Loxoplocus turbinoides Koken and Perner 1925, Worthenia turbinoides Koken and Perner 1925

Full reference: E. Koken and J. Perner. 1925. Die Gastropoden des baltischen Untersilurs 1-324

Belongs to Loxoplocus according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Koken and Perner 1925, Teichert 1932 and Vostokova 1955

Sister taxa: Loxoplocus gothlandicus, Loxoplocus hyacinthensis, Loxoplocus nelsonae, Loxoplocus sedgwicki, Loxoplocus silurica, Loxoplocus soluta, Loxoplocus vermetus

Ecology: slow-moving epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Estonia (5 collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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