Tetranota rugosa Emmons 1855 (snail)

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Plectonotidae

Alternative combinations: Bellerophon rugosus, Bucania rugosa

Full reference: E. Emmons. 1855. American geology 1(2):1-251

Belongs to Tetranota according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Emmons 1855, Lesley 1889, Liberty 1969, Ulrich and Scofield 1897 and Wahlman 1992

Sister taxa: Tetranota bidorsata, Tetranota carrickensis, Tetranota charon, Tetranota conspicua, Tetranota craigensis, Tetranota decurrens, Tetranota divergens, Tetranota hippopus, Tetranota jugata, Tetranota lineata, Tetranota macra, Tetranota obsoleta, Tetranota rudicostata, Tetranota scanica, Tetranota sexcarinata, Tetranota silurica, Tetranota umbilicata, Tetranota undata, Tetranota wisconsinensis

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Camperdown, Nottawasaga Bay, Lake Simcoe Area (Ordovician of Ontario)

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