Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae

Full reference: K. Bandel and D. Heidelberger. 2002. A Devonian member of the subclass Heterostropha (Gastropoda) with valvatoid shell shape. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Monatshefte 2002:533-550

Belongs to Palaeocarboninia according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Bandel and Heidelberger 2002 and Frýda and Blodgett 2004

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Am Wachtberg Quarry, Sötenich (= Soetnich or Soetenich, Gerolstein), Eifel Mountains (Sötenicher Mulde, Nordeifel, MTB Mechernich, R 2540 000 / H 5598 7000), which is in a Givetian carbonate limestone/reef rocks in the Cürten Formation of Germany.

Ecology: slow-moving epifaunal carnivore-detritivore

Distribution: found only at Am Wachtberg Quarry, Sötenich (= Soetnich or Soetenich, Gerolstein), Eifel Mountains. (Sötenicher Mulde, Nordeifel, MTB Mechernich, R 2540 000 / H 5598 7000)

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