Murchisonia (Cheilotoma) obtusa Klipstein 1843 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Alternative combination: Pleurotomaria obtusa

Full reference: A. Klipstein. 1843. Beschreibung neuer Versteinerungen von St. Cassian und einiger anderer Localitäten, Erster Abschnitt. Mollusken. Beiträge zur Geologischen Kenntniss der Östlichen Alpen 101-207

Belongs to Murchisonia (Cheilotoma) according to E. Kittl 1894

See also Klipstein 1843

Sister taxa: Cheilotoma blumi, Murchisonia (Cheilotoma) acuta, Murchisonia (Cheilotoma) bipunctata, Murchisonia (Cheilotoma) calosoma, Murchisonia (Cheilotoma) hungarica, Murchisonia (Cheilotoma) subgranulata, Murchisonia (Cheilotoma) tristriata

Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at St. Cassian (Klipstein BMNH coll) (Triassic of Italy)

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