Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Ophiletidae
Alternative combinations: Ecculiomphalus canningensis, Oriostoma canningense
Full reference: W. Yu. 1993. Early Ordovician gastropods from the Canning Basin, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australia Museum 16(3):437-458
Belongs to Malayaspira according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Wagner 1999 and Yu 1993
Sister taxa: Malayaspira affinis, Malayaspira annulata, Malayaspira bella, Malayaspira hintzei, Malayaspira perkinsi, Malayaspira rugosa, Malayaspira speciosa
Type specimen: Its type locality is Canning Basin, 20 kilometers southeast of Fitzroy Crossing, which is in an Arenig carbonate limestone in the Gap Creek Formation of Australia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Arenig of Australia (1 collection)
• Ordovician of Australia (1), Canada (2: Newfoundland and Labrador)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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