†Palaeocapulus morsei Hoare 2004 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Alternative combination: Platyceras (Orthonychia) morsei
Full reference: R. D. Hoare. 2004. Gastropods and Rostroconchs (Mollusca) from the Maxville Limestone (Upper Mississippian) in Ohio. The Ohio Journal of Science 104(4):86-92
Belongs to Palaeocapulus according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Hoare 2004
Sister taxa: Palaeocapulus acutirostre, Palaeocapulus equilateralis, Palaeocapulus piso, Palaeocapulus trigonus, Palaeocapulus undata
Type specimen: OSU 58154, a shell
Ecology: passively mobile epifaunal coprophage
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (2: Ohio collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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