Trochonemella churkini Rohr and Blodgett 1985 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Trochonematidae

Full reference: D. M. Rohr and R. B. Blodgett. 1985. Upper Ordovician Gastropoda from west-central Alaska. Journal of Paleontology 59(3):667-673

Belongs to Trochonemella according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Rohr 1988, Rohr and Blodgett 1985, Wagner 1995 and Wagner 1999

Sister taxa: Trochonemella arachne, Trochonemella knoxvillensis, Trochonemella mikulici, Trochonemella montrealensis, Trochonemella notablis, Trochonemella reusingi

Type specimen: Its type locality is USNM 32023. Lone Mountain Area, McGrath C-4 Quadrangle, which is in a Richmondian carbonate limestone in the Telsitna Formation of Alaska.

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Ordovician of United States (4: Alaska, Maine collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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