Pseudomphalotrochus cottrelli Linsley and Yochelson 1973 (snail)

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae

Alternative combination: Straparollus (Straparollus) cottrelli

Full reference: R. M. Linsley and E. L. Yochelson. 1973. Devonian carrier shells (Euomphalidae) from North America and Germany. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 824:1-23

Belongs to Pseudomphalotrochus according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Blodgett and Johnson 1992 and Linsley and Yochelson 1973

Sister taxa: Pseudomphalotrochus bonapartensis, Pseudomphalotrochus clarkei, Pseudomphalotrochus gibsoni, Pseudomphalotrochus incrustatus, Pseudomphalotrochus leonhardi, Pseudomphalotrochus linsleyi, Pseudomphalotrochus philosophus, Pseudomphalotrochus winnipegosis

Type specimen: USNM 183659, a shell. Its type locality is Lake Huron Beach, north of Rockport Quarry ½ miles N Alpena:Presque Isle Co, which is in an Eifelian carbonate limestone in the Rogers City Formation of Michigan.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of United States (3: Michigan collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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