Proplina acutum Whitfield 1889 (mollusk)

Tergomya - Tryblidiida - Tryblidiidae

Alternative combination: Tryblidium acutum

Full reference: R. P. Whitfield. 1889. Observations on some imperfectly known fossils from the Calciferous sandrock of Lake Champlain, and descriptions of several new forms. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2:41-63

Belongs to Proplina according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Whitfield 1889

Sister taxa: Proplina ampla, Proplina arcua, Proplina convexum, Proplina cornutaformis, Proplina corpulentum, Proplina elongata, Proplina extensum, Proplina grandis, Proplina inflatus, Proplina irvingi, Proplina loganensis, Proplina meramecensis, Proplina rutfordi, Proplina sibelius, Proplina suttoni

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at Division B Beds, below the lower "Ophileta beds", Section northeast of Shoreham (Ordovician of Vermont)

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