Bensbergia elongata Phillips 1841 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae

Alternative combinations: Macrocheilus elongata, Macrochilina elongata

Synonyms: Bensbergia adpressa Römer 1843, Loxonema adpressa Römer 1843, Macrochilina adpressa Römer 1843

Belongs to Bensbergia according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Heidelberger 2001, Kirchner 1915, Phillips 1841, Römer 1843 and Tolmachoff 1930

Sister taxa: Bensbergia altivolvis, Bensbergia arculata, Bensbergia drozdzewski, Bensbergia fusoidalis, Bensbergia pengellii, Bensbergia pulchra, Bensbergia schlotheimi, Bensbergia subcostata

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Grund, northwest of Hartz mountains (Devonian of Germany)

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