Neilsonia welleri Thein and Nitecki 1974 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Alternative combination: Peruvispira 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 Neilsonia according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Gordon and Yochelson 1983, Hoare et al. 1997, Karapunar and Nützel 2022 and Thein and Nitecki 1974

Sister taxa: Neilsonia insculpta, Neilsonia invisitata, Neilsonia laticincta, Neilsonia nuda, Neilsonia roscobiensis, Neilsonia uninodocarinata

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (4: Illinois, Nevada collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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