Borestus procerus Thomas 1940 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae

Full reference: E. G. Thomas. 1940. Revision of the Scottish Carboniferous Pleurotomariidae. Transactions of the Geological Society of Glasgow 20:30-72

Belongs to Borestus according to E. G. Thomas 1940

Sister taxa: Borestus costatus, Borestus granihumerosus, Borestus heterospira, Borestus lunatus, Borestus magdalenensis, Borestus pagoda, Borestus planiapicata, Borestus rotundatus, Borestus similis, Borestus texanus, Borestus wrighti

Type specimen: Its type locality is Newcastleton, which is in an Asbian carbonate limestone in the Scremerston Formation of the United Kingdom

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Newcastleton

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