Paupospira akpatokensis Wilson 1939 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae

Alternative combination: Lophospira akpatokensis

Synonym: Lophospira grandis Wilson 1938 [replaced name]

Full reference: A. E. Wilson. 1939. Gastropods from the Akpatok Island, Hudson Strait. Addendum. Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada, sec. 4 5:131-131

Belongs to Paupospira according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Wilson 1938 and Wilson 1939

Sister taxa: Paupospira beatrice, Paupospira bowdeni, Paupospira burginensis, Paupospira circe, Paupospira elevata, Paupospira manitouliensis, Paupospira moorei, Paupospira oweni, Paupospira soluta, Paupospira sumnerensis, Paupospira tenuistriata, Paupospira thebesensis, Paupospira trilineata, Paupospira tropidophora, Paupospira varians, Paupospira viator

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (2: Northwest Territories collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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