†Malayaspira speciosa Billings 1865 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Ophiletidae
Alternative combination: Maclurea speciosa
Full reference: E. Billings. 1865. Palaeozoic fossils, volume 1. Geological Survey of Canada 1-426
Belongs to Malayaspira according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Billings 1865 and Rohr and Measures 2001
Sister taxa: Malayaspira affinis, Malayaspira annulata, Malayaspira bella, Malayaspira canningense, Malayaspira hintzei, Malayaspira perkinsi, Malayaspira rugosa
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Whiterockian of Canada (3: Newfoundland and Labrador collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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