Paraliospira angulata Ulrich and Scofield 1897 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae

Alternative combination: Liospira angulata

Full reference: E. O. Ulrich and W. H. Scofield. 1897. The Lower Silurian Gastropoda of Minnesota. The Paleontology of Minnesota 39(2):813-1081

Belongs to Paraliospira according to P. J. Wagner 1999

See also Rohr 1980, Rohr 1988 and Ulrich and Scofield 1897

Sister taxa: Paraliospira abrupta, Paraliospira eugenia, Paraliospira gradata, Paraliospira helena, Paraliospira larvata, Paraliospira mundula, Paraliospira parva, Paraliospira planata, Paraliospira rugata, Paraliospira rupestris, Paraliospira supracingulata

Ecology: slow-moving epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Ordovician of United States (6: Alaska, California, Maine collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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