Pycnomphalus obesus Lindström 1884 (snail)

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Anomphalidae

Synonyms: Anomphalus solarioides Hall 1852, Pleurotomaria solarioides Hall 1852, Pycnomphalus solarioides Hall 1852

Full reference: G. Lindström. 1884. The Silurian Gastropoda and Pteropoda of Gotland. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingasr 19:1-250

Belongs to Pycnomphalus according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Hall 1852, Lindström 1884, Nicholson 1872, Peel 1984, Pitcher 1939, Rohr et al. 1981, Wagner 1999 and Whiteaves 1895

Sister taxa: Pycnomphalus acutus, Pycnomphalus colemani, Pycnomphalus concurrens, Pycnomphalus helicites, Pycnomphalus immaturus, Pycnomphalus inflatus, Pycnomphalus nummularius, Pycnomphalus placidus, Pycnomphalus trochiformis

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Silurian of Canada (5: Nunavut, Ontario collections), China (1), Sweden (1), United States (1: Wisconsin)

• Ordovician of Canada (1: Nunavut)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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