Tophicola Horný and Peel 1995 (snail)

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Oriostomatidae

Full reference: R. J. Horný and J. S. Peel. 1995. A new Silurian gastropod from Bohemia with the operculum in situ. Journal of the Czech Geological Society 40(4):50-60

Parent taxon: Oriostomatidae according to R. J. Horný and J. S. Peel 1995

Sister taxa: Australonema, Beraunia, Cyclospongia, Didymalgia, Dohmella, Gemininodosa, Hecetastoma, Lineata, Morphotropis, Omphalonema, Oriomphalus, Oriostoma, Tubogyra

Subtaxa: Tophicola linsleyi

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Karlštejn, the abandoned quarries near Mořina (Silurian of Czech Republic)

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