Genuspira Tyler 1965 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Alternative spelling: Bembexia (Genuspira)

Full reference: J. H. Tyler. 1965. Gastropods from the Middle Devonian Four Mile Dam Limestone (Hamilton) of Michigan. Journal of Paleontology 39(3):341-349

Parent taxon: Gosseletininae according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Blodgett et al. 1999 and Tyler 1965

Sister taxa: Ambozone, Angyomphalus, Arizonella, Breizospira, Callistadia, Calvibembexia, Campbellospira, Champernownia, Chlupacispira, Deseretospirides, Devonorhineoderma, Dictyobembix, Dictyotomaria, Ehlersina, Eoangyomphalus, Fridolinata, Glabrocingulides, Globodoma, Glyptotomaria, Gosseletina, Guizhouspira, Kozelconcha, Lentipleura, Naticasinus, Nemaspira, Paffratholoron, Platyloron, Pragoloron, Ptychomphalides, Spiroraphe, Spirovallum, Stenoloron, Trepospira, Umbotropis, Westralospira, Whidbornia, Zlichomphalina

Subtaxa: Genuspira nodosa

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Type: Genuspira nodosa

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at river bed immediately downstream from the Four Mile Dam on Thunder Bay River (Devonian of Michigan)

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