Ecculiomphalus compressus Whitfield 1897 (snail)

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Ophiletidae

Full reference: R. P. Whitfield. 1897. Descriptions of new species of Silurian fosslis from near Fort Cassin and elsewhere on Lake Champlain. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 9(11):177-184

Belongs to Ecculiomphalus according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Whitfield 1897

Sister taxa: Cyrtendoceras priscum, Ecculiomphalus brevicollaris, Ecculiomphalus bucklandi, Ecculiomphalus centrifugus, Ecculiomphalus devonicus, Ecculiomphalus elegans, Ecculiomphalus fredericus, Ecculiomphalus harrisae, Ecculiomphalus kepintaghensis, Ecculiomphalus magniumbilicatus, Ecculiomphalus minor, Ecculiomphalus priscus, Ecculiomphalus quebecensis, Ecculiomphalus triangulus, Eccyliomphalus balclatchiensis, Eccyliomphalus calciferus, Eccyliomphalus intortus, Eccyliomphalus macromphalus, Eccyliomphalus proclivis, Eccyliomphalus scotica, Eccyliomphalus tangshanensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ecculiomphalus compressus in the database

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