Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Pterothecidae
Full reference: J. Hall. 1847. Containing descriptions of the organic remains of the lower division of the New York system (equivalent of the Lower Silurian rocks of Europe). Paleontology of New York 1:1-338
Belongs to Carinaropsis according to J. Hall 1847
See also Knight 1941, Knight et al. 1960 and Wagner 2023
Sister taxa: Carinariopsis roemericans, Carinaropsis carinata, Carinaropsis cunulae, Carinaropsis cymbula, Carinaropsis explanata, Carinaropsis gracilis, Carinaropsis maccoyi, Carinaropsis minima
Type specimen: AMNH 779/1, a shell. Its type locality is Middleville. Dark Compact Limestone Layer, which is in a Katian carbonate limestone in the Denley Formation of New York.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Carinaropsis carinatus in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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