Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Pterothecidae
Synonym: Merriamella Blodgett and Johnson 1992 [replaced name]
Full reference: R. B. Blodgett and J. G. Johnson. 1995. Merriamites, a new name for the bellerophontid gastropod genus Merriamella Blodggett and Johnson. Journal of Paleontology 69(36):608-608
Parent taxon: Carinaropsinae according to R. B. Blodgett and J. G. Johnson 1992
See also Blodgett and Johnson 1995 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Carinaropsis, Gyrospira, Pedasionlinae, Phragmosphaera
Subtaxa: Merriamites eurekae
Type: Merriamella eurekae
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (3: Nevada collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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