Coelocyclus groenlandicus Poulsen 1974 (snail)

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Full reference: C. Poulsen. 1974. Silurian Pelecypoda, Monoplacophora and Gastropoda from the reefy facies of the Offley Island Formation of Washington Land and Offley Island (Northwest Greenland). Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab Biolgiske Skrifter 20(7):1-17

Belongs to Coelocyclus according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Poulsen 1974

Sister taxa: Bellerophon (Coelocyclus) novaeki, Coelocyclus hadroni, Coelocyclus novaki, Coelocyclus ornatus, Coelocyclus rarissimus, Coelocyclus tschernyschevi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Locality 1. Offley Island, off of Washington & Hall lands, which is in a Llandovery reef, buildup or bioherm mudstone in the Offley Island Formation of Greenland.

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Silurian of Greenland (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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