Plethospira arenaria Billings 1859

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Hormotomidae

Alternative combination: Murchisonia arenaria

Full reference: E. Billings. 1859. Fossils of the Calciferous Sandrock, including those of a deposit of white limestone at Mingan, supposed to belong to the formation. The Canadian Naturalist and Geologist 4:345-367

Belongs to Plethospira according to M. F. Fix 1975

See also Billings 1859

Sister taxa: Plethospira caledoniensis, Plethospira cannonensis, Plethospira cassina, Plethospira difficilis, Plethospira emanuelensis, Plethospira extensa, Plethospira floweri, Plethospira rotunda, Seelya cassandra, Seelya ventricosa

Distribution:

• Ordovician of United States (2: Missouri collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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