Micropileus obesus Wilson 1951 (mollusk)

Tergomya - Tryblidiida - Archaeophialidae

Full reference: A. E. Wilson. 1951. Gastropoda and Conularida of the Ottawa Formation of the Ottawa - St. Lawrence Lowland. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 17:1-149

Belongs to Micropileus according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Wilson 1951

Sister taxa: Micropileus ottawanus, Micropileus variabilis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Wilson Loc 135 Lot 3, Concession III, R.F., Gloucester Township., which is in a Blackriveran carbonate limestone in the Lowville Formation of Canada.

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution: found only at Wilson Loc 135. Lot 3, Concession III, R.F., Gloucester Township.

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