Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae
Full reference: J. B. Knight. 1945. Some new genera of Paleozoic Gastropoda. Journal of Paleontology 19(6):573-587
Belongs to Spiroscala according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Hoare et al. 1997, Knight 1945 and Kues and Batten 2001
Sister taxa: Spiroscala acuminata, Spiroscala conoides, Spiroscala decorata, Spiroscala elegans, Spiroscala georgiannae, Spiroscala intermedia, Spiroscala intricata, Spiroscala pulchra, Spiroscala quasipulchra, Spiroscala rockymontana, Spiroscala shwedagoniformis, Spiroscala solida
Type specimen: Plummer Coll. P-4341, a shell. Its type locality is Loc. 181-T-43 (Q-5) ¼ to ½ mile west and north of Union Hill School, which is in a Missourian marine shale in the Mineral Wells Formation of Texas.
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (2: Texas collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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