Tergomya - Cyrtonellida - Cyrtolitidae
Full reference: R. J. Horný. 1997. Quasisininuites rapax gen. et sp. n., a new Ordovician sinuate cyrtonellid mollusc (Class Tergomya) with involute shell from Morocco. Bulletin of the Czech Geological Survey 73(4):345-350
Belongs to Quasisinuites according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Horný 1997 and Horný 1997
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Destombes Loc. 0273. Hassi Brahim (W of Tata) 240.55 x 302.4, which is in a Dobrotivian carbonate limestone in the Bou Zeroual Formation of Morocco.
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Dobrotivian of Morocco (1 collection)
• Ordovician of Morocco (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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