Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Pterothecidae
Synonyms: Carinaropsis acuta Ulrich and Scofield 1897, Carinopsis acuta Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Full reference: E. O. Ulrich and W. H. Scofield. 1897. The Lower Silurian Gastropoda of Minnesota. The Paleontology of Minnesota 39(2):813-1081
Belongs to Carinaropsis according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Sloan and Webers 1987, Ulrich and Scofield 1897 and Wahlman 1992
Sister taxa: Carinariopsis roemericans, Carinaropsis carinata, Carinaropsis carinatus, Carinaropsis cunulae, Carinaropsis cymbula, Carinaropsis explanata, Carinaropsis gracilis, Carinaropsis maccoyi
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Ontario collection), United States (16: Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
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