Donaldina superclivis Anderson et al. 1990 (snail)

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Donaldinidae

Full reference: J. R. Anderson, R. D. Hoare, and M. T. Sturgeon. 1990. The Pennsylvanian gastropod Donaldina Knight of the Appalachian Basin. Journal of Paleontology 64(3):557-562

Belongs to Donaldina according to J. R. Anderson et al. 1990

Sister taxa: Donaldina americana, Donaldina attenuata, Donaldina barnetti, Donaldina bellilineata, Donaldina costatula, Donaldina dubia, Donaldina erwini, Donaldina filosa, Donaldina fountainensis, Donaldina gigantea, Donaldina gracilis, Donaldina grantonensis, Donaldina knighti, Donaldina marigoldensis, Donaldina media, Donaldina nana, Donaldina ohioensis, Donaldina parva, Donaldina pulchra, Donaldina pygmaea, Donaldina quadrata, Donaldina quinquecarina, Donaldina robusta, Donaldina sakmaraensis, Donaldina stevensana, Donaldina texana, Donaldina zadoe, Donaldina zardinii

Type specimen: Its type locality is BBe-1. A core from a coal mine near Philippi, which is in a Virgilian shallow subtidal limestone/shale in the Glenshaw Formation of West Virginia.

Ecology: epifaunal

Distribution: found only at BBe-1. A core from a coal mine near Philippi

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