Scalaetrochus fragosus Linsley 1968 (snail)

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Pseudophoridae

Full reference: R. M. Linsley. 1968. Gastropods of the Middle Devonian Anderdon Limestone. Bulletins of American Paleontology 54(244):333-465

Belongs to Scalaetrochus according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Linsley 1968 and Pan and Cook 2003

Sister taxa: Scalaetrochus lindstroemi, Scalaetrochus sinensis, Scalaetrochus stachei, Scalaetrochus subalatus, Scalaetrochus tectiformis, Scalaetrochus vilis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Brunner Quarry, Unit 15, 1¼ miles northwest of Amherstburg, which is in an Eifelian carbonate limestone in the Lucas Formation of Canada

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Brunner Quarry, Unit 15, 1¼ miles northwest of Amherstburg

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