†Cymatospira welleri Thein and Nitecki 1974 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Alternative combination: Knightites (Cymatospira) welleri
Full reference: M.L. Thein and M.H. Nitecki. 1974. Chesterian (Upper Mississippian) Gastropoda of the Illinois basin. Fieldiana: Geology, New Series 34:1-238
Belongs to Cymatospira according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Thein and Nitecki 1974
Sister taxa: Cymatospira alternodosa, Cymatospira montfortianus
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (3: Illinois collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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