†Frodospira tortuosa Lindström 1884 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae
Alternative combinations: Lophospira tortuosa, Murchisonia tortuosa
Full reference: G. Lindström. 1884. The Silurian Gastropoda and Pteropoda of Gotland. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingasr 19:1-250
Belongs to Frodospira according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Lindström 1884, Ulrich and Scofield 1897 and Wagner 1999
Sister taxa: Frodospira cochleata, Frodospira imbricata, Frodospira munda
Ecology: slow-moving epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at Stora Vede (Silurian of Sweden)
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