Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae
Alternative combinations: Donaldiella bowdeni, Lophospira (Donaldiella) bowdeni, Lophospira bowdeni, Murchisonia bowdeni, Pagodospira bowdeni
Full reference: J. W. Safford. 1869. Geology of Tennessee 1-550
Belongs to Paupospira according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Foerste 1923, Foerste 1924, Grabau 1922, Knight and Bridge 1944, Safford 1869, Ulrich and Scofield 1897, Wagner 1995 and Wagner 1999
Sister taxa: Paupospira akpatokensis, Paupospira beatrice, Paupospira burginensis, Paupospira circe, Paupospira elevata, Paupospira manitouliensis, Paupospira moorei, Paupospira oweni, Paupospira soluta, Paupospira sumnerensis, Paupospira tenuistriata, Paupospira thebesensis, Paupospira trilineata, Paupospira tropidophora, Paupospira varians, Paupospira viator
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (6: Ontario, Quebec, Québec collections), United States (40: Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Tennessee)
Total: 46 collections each including a single occurrence
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