Gastropoda - Caenogastropoda - Meekospiridae
Alternative combinations: Bulimella canaliculata, Bulimorpha canaliculata
Full reference: J. Hall. 1856. Description of new species of fossils from the Carboniferous limestones of Indiana and Illinois. Transactions of the Albany Institute 4:1-36
Belongs to Girtyspira according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Cumings 1906, Girty 1915, Hall 1856, Hall 1883, Keyes 1889, Pan and Erwin 2002, Snider 1915, Thein and Nitecki 1974 and Whitfield 1882
Sister taxa: Girtyspira alvaensis, Girtyspira delicata, Girtyspira fusiformis, Girtyspira germanica, Girtyspira inflata, Girtyspira lineata, Girtyspira mediocris, Girtyspira micra, Girtyspira microspirula, Girtyspira minuta, Girtyspira oblonga, Girtyspira pygmaea, Girtyspira yodai
Ecology: epifaunal
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (3: Illinois, Indiana collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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