Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae
Alternative combinations: Lophospira robusta laevissima, Pleurotomaria robusta laevissima
Synonyms: Murchisonia sulcata M'Coy 1846, Ruedemannia sulcata M'Coy 1846
Full reference: G. Lindström. 1884. The Silurian Gastropoda and Pteropoda of Gotland. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingasr 19:1-250
Belongs to Ruedemannia according to P. J. Wagner 1999
See also Foerste 1914, Lindström 1884, M'Coy 1846, Ulrich and Scofield 1897 and Wagner 2023
Sister taxa: Ruedemannia aberrans, Ruedemannia bembexiformis, Ruedemannia borkholmiensis, Ruedemannia cognata, Ruedemannia crassior, Ruedemannia fristschi, Ruedemannia holmi, Ruedemannia humilis, Ruedemannia instabilis, Ruedemannia lirata, Ruedemannia robusta, Ruedemannia sodalis, Ruedemannia striatula, Ruedemannia subrobusta, Ruedemannia tolli, Ruedemannia trilix
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at Charlestown, Cloonnamna. Shale Beds (Silurian of Ireland)
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