Streptacis whitfieldi Meek 1871 (snail)

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Streptacididae

Full reference: F. B. Meek. 1871. A preliminary list of fossils collected by Dr. Hayden in Colorado, New Mexico, and California, with brief descriptions of a few of the new species. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 11:425-431

Belongs to Streptacis according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Anderson et al. 1985, Bandel 2002, Batten 1995, Hoare et al. 1997, Knight 1931, Kues and Batten 2001, Meek 1871 and Yochelson and Saunders 1967

Sister taxa: Streptacis complanata, Streptacis fragilis, Streptacis inflata, Streptacis ingens, Streptacis khaokhadensis, Streptacis meeki, Streptacis nalivkini, Streptacis orientalis, Streptacis permiana, Streptacis piercei, Streptacis pravis, Streptacis regularis, Streptacis scalpta, Streptacis subgracilis, Streptacis volgenesis

Ecology: epifaunal

Distribution:

• Desmoinesian of United States (1: New Mexico collection)

• Carboniferous of United States (2: Missouri, Texas)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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