Hesperiella contraria de Koninck 1844 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Porcelliidae

Alternative combination: Pleurotomaria contraria

Full reference: L. G. de Koninck. 1844. Description des animaux fossiles quie se trouvent dans le terrain carbonifère de Belgique 1-650

Belongs to Hesperiella according to J. B. Knight 1941

See also de Koninck 1844, Holzapfel 1889 and Tassell 1982

Sister taxa: Hesperiella canningensis, Hesperiella cyrtocostata, Hesperiella ebbighauseni, Hesperiella elongata, Hesperiella lahniensis, Hesperiella permianus, Hesperiella planorbis, Hesperiella robertsi, Hesperiella thomsoni, Hesperiella wordensis

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Hesperiella contraria in the database

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