Palaeocarboninia Bandel and Heidelberger 2002 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae

Full reference: K. Bandel and D. Heidelberger. 2002. A Devonian member of the subclass Heterostropha (Gastropoda) with valvatoid shell shape. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Monatshefte 2002:533-550

Parent taxon: Soleniscidae according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Bandel and Heidelberger 2002

Sister taxa: Alaskacirrus, Bensbergia, Bulimorpha, Decorochilina, Havlicekiela, Ianthinopsis, Ischnoptygminae, Labridens, Leptoptygma, Macrocheilus permicus, Macrochilininae, Nanochilina, Procerithiopsis, Prokopiconchinae, Scalitina, Soleniscinae, Soleniscus

Subtaxa: Palaeocarboninia jankei

view classification

Type: Palaeocarboninia jankei

Ecology: slow-moving epifaunal carnivore-detritivore

Distribution: found only at Am Wachtberg Quarry, Sötenich (= Soetnich or Soetenich, Gerolstein), Eifel Mountains. (Sötenicher Mulde, Nordeifel, MTB Mechernich, R 2540 000 / H 5598 7000) (Devonian of Germany)

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.