Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Tropidodiscidae
Alternative combinations: Bellerophon cyrtolites, Sinuitina cyrtolites, Tropidodiscus cyrtolites
Full reference: J. Hall. 1858. Palaeontology of Iowa. Report of the Geological Survey of the state of Iowa 1(2):473-724
Belongs to Vorticina according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Hall 1858, Herrick 1888, Herrick 1888, Hyde 1953, Rollins 1975 and Yochelson 1969
Sister taxa: Sinuitina (Vorticina) keytei, Sinuitina (Vorticina) rugosiuscula, Sinuitina (Vorticina) taeniata, Sinuitina (Vorticina) venata, Vorticina anneae, Vorticina vortex
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (6: California, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio collections)
• Devonian of United States (8: Ohio)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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