Porcellia manitobensis Whiteaves 1892 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Porcelliidae

Full reference: J. F. Whiteaves. 1892. The fossils of the Devonian rocks of the islands, shores or immediate vicinity of Lakes Manitoba and Winnipegosis. Contributions to Canadian Palaeontology 1(1):255-359

Belongs to Porcellia according to R. B. Blodgett and J. G. Johnson 1992

See also Schopf and Linsley 1994 and Whiteaves 1892

Sister taxa: Porcellia (Porcellia), Porcellia chesterensis, Porcellia cingulata, Porcellia crassinoda, Porcellia denayi, Porcellia hertzeri, Porcellia maamouriae, Porcellia magninodosa, Porcellia nais, Porcellia neutzeli, Porcellia nodosa, Porcellia obliquinoda, Porcellia prolatatora, Porcellia puzo, Porcellia puzoidea, Porcellia rectinoda, Porcellia sciota, Porcellia spinosus, Porcellia striata, Tomoceras gilliana

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Devonian of Canada (2: Manitoba collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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