Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae
Alternative combinations: Lophospira sumnerensis, Murchisonia sumnerensis
Synonyms: Lophospira liosutura Secrist and Evitt 1943, Paupospira liosutura Secrist and Evitt 1943
Full reference: J. W. Safford. 1869. Geology of Tennessee 1-550
Belongs to Paupospira according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Foerste 1923, Foerste 1924, Safford 1869, Secrist and Evitt 1943, Ulrich and Scofield 1897, Wagner 1995, Wagner 1999 and Wahlman 1992
Sister taxa: Paupospira akpatokensis, Paupospira beatrice, Paupospira bowdeni, Paupospira burginensis, Paupospira circe, Paupospira elevata, Paupospira manitouliensis, Paupospira moorei, Paupospira oweni, Paupospira soluta, Paupospira tenuistriata, Paupospira thebesensis, Paupospira trilineata, Paupospira tropidophora, Paupospira varians, Paupospira viator
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (16: California, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Tennessee, Virginia collections)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
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