Petrochus Horný 1992 (snail)

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Pseudophoridae

Full reference: R. J. Horný. 1992. New Lower Devonian Gastropoda and Tergomya (Mollusca) of Bohemia. Časopis Národniho Muzea, Řada příodovĕdná 159(1-4):99-110

Parent taxon: Pseudophoridae according to P. J. Wagner 1999

See also Horný 1992

Sister taxa: Astralites, Bergmadsenella, Decorospirinae, Devonoconica, Gaspephorus, Kowalatrochus, Pagodea, Palaeonustus, Peelophorus, Protocalyptraea, Pseudophorinae, Pseudophorus, Pseudotectus, Sallya, Scalaetrochus, Shedhornia, Siluriphorus, Taemasotrochus, Yochelsonatia

Subtaxa: Petrochus conica Petrochus mellaria Petrochus mouchai Petrochus praecedens

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of the Czech Republic (5 collections), United States (4: Illinois, Michigan, Nevada)

Total: 9 collections including 12 occurrences

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