Archinacella explanata Wilson 1951 (mollusk)

Tergomya - Archinacellida - Archinacellidae

Full reference: A. E. Wilson. 1951. Gastropoda and Conularida of the Ottawa Formation of the Ottawa - St. Lawrence Lowland. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 17:1-149

Belongs to Archinacella according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Wilson 1951

Sister taxa: Archinacella alta, Archinacella approximans, Archinacella arca, Archinacella beloitensis, Archinacella cingulata, Archinacella clochensis, Archinacella davisi, Archinacella deformata, Archinacella deleta, Archinacella depressa, Archinacella elevata, Archinacella estella, Archinacella indianensis, Archinacella instabilis, Archinacella kagawongensis, Archinacella laevis, Archinacella magna, Archinacella melissa, Archinacella norwegica, Archinacella parva, Archinacella patelliformis, Archinacella perovalis, Archinacella pileolum, Archinacella powersi, Archinacella prendergasti, Archinacella proprius, Archinacella pulaskiensis, Archinacella rostrata, Archinacella rotunda, Archinacella rugatina, Archinacella semicarinata, Archinacella simplex, Archinacella simulatrix, Archinacella stoermeri, Archinacella subcarinata, Archinacella subglobosa, Archinacella subrotunda, Archinacella trentonensis, Archinacella valida, Archinacella wanwanensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Wilson Loc 135 Lot 3, Concession III, R.F., Gloucester Township., which is in a Blackriveran carbonate limestone in the Lowville Formation of Canada.

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at Wilson Loc 135. Lot 3, Concession III, R.F., Gloucester Township.

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