Sphaerocyclus morganianus Hartt and Rathbun 1875 (snail)

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Alternative combination: Bellerophon morganianus

Full reference: C. F. Hartt and R. Rathbun. 1875. On the Devonian trilobites and mollusks of Erere, province of Para, Brazil. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History, New York 11:110-127

Belongs to Sphaerocyclus according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Clarke 1913, Hartt and Rathbun 1875 and Reed 1904

Sister taxa: Sphaerocyclus angustomphalus, Sphaerocyclus bohemicus, Sphaerocyclus heros, Sphaerocyclus hintzei, Sphaerocyclus iners, Sphaerocyclus tuber

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Gydo Formation (1st Shale), Prince Albert area (Devonian of South Africa)

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