Beyrichidiscus fecundatus Linsley and Peel 1983 (snail)

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Full reference: R. M. Linsley and J. S. Peel. 1983. Gonad pouches in a new clam-like monoplacophoran from the Silurian of Sweden. Lethaia 16(3):273-280

Belongs to Beyrichidiscus according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Linsley and Peel 1983

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Burgsvik, which is in a Ludfordian marine sandstone/limestone in the Burgsvik Beds Formation of Sweden

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Burgsvik

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