†Omospira laticincta Ulrich and Scofield 1897 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Loxonematidae
Full reference: E. O. Ulrich and W. H. Scofield. 1897. The Lower Silurian Gastropoda of Minnesota. The Paleontology of Minnesota 39(2):813-1081
Belongs to Omospira according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Knight et al. 1960, Ulrich and Scofield 1897 and Wagner 1999
Sister taxa: Omospira alexandra, Omospira holtedahli, Omospira lophospiroides, Omospira trentonensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (15: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Tennessee, Virginia collections)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
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