Murchisonia (Hypergonia) fastigiata Donald 1895 (snail)

Gastropoda - Cerithimorpha - Orthonemidae

Full reference: J. G. Donald. 1895. The genus Murchisonia and its allies. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 51(2):210-234

Belongs to Murchisonia (Hypergonia) according to J. G. Donald 1895

Sister taxa: Hypergonia agraciada, Hypergonia attenuata, Hypergonia baldwinensis, Hypergonia deplanata, Hypergonia elongata, Hypergonia hoffmani, Hypergonia illinoiensis, Hypergonia kirkbyi, Hypergonia marvinwelleri, Hypergonia mcoyi, Hypergonia percarinata, Hypergonia percostata, Hypergonia prolixa, Hypergonia quadricarinata, Hypergonia tatei, Hypergonia tenuis, Hypergonia turritella, Hypergonia vermicula, Hypergonia youngiana, Stegocoelia (Hypergonia) acuminata, Stegocoelia (Hypergonia) cincta, Stegocoelia (Hypergonia) jonathanensis, Stegocoelia (Hypergonia) korobkovi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Clattering Ford, 3 miles west of Bewcastle, which is in a Brigantian carbonate limestone in the Alston Formation of the United Kingdom

Ecology: epifaunal

Distribution: found only at Clattering Ford, 3 miles west of Bewcastle

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