Malayaspira canningense Yu 1993 (snail)

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

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