Turbonopsis spiculatus Fenton and Fenton 1924 (snail)

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Palaeotrochidae

Alternative combination: Turbo spiculatus

Full reference: C. L. Fenton and M. A. Fenton. 1924. The stratigraphy and fauna of the Hackberry stage of the Upper Devonian. Contributions from the Museum of Geology, the University of Michigan 1(1):1-260

Belongs to Turbonopsis according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Fenton and Fenton 1924

Sister taxa: Turbonopsis apachiensis, Turbonopsis coronola, Turbonopsis hackberryensis, Turbonopsis shumardii

Type specimen: Its type locality is Hackerberry Grove, south bank of Winnabago River, which is in a Frasnian carbonate carbonate in the Lime Creek Formation of Iowa

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Hackerberry Grove, south bank of Winnabago River

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