Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae
Alternative combination: Lophospira centralis
Synonym: Lophospira delicata Tofel and Bretsky 1987
Full reference: E. O. Ulrich and W. H. Scofield. 1897. The Lower Silurian Gastropoda of Minnesota. The Paleontology of Minnesota 39(2):813-1081
Belongs to Eunema according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Donald 1902, Tofel and Bretsky 1987, Ulrich and Scofield 1897, Wagner 1995 and Wagner 1999
Sister taxa: Eunema badiotica, Eunema concinnula, Eunema erigone, Eunema fasciata, Eunema helicteres, Eunema quadrisulcata, Eunema salopiense, Eunema strigillatum, Eunema tietzei, Eunema trilineata
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (7: Ontario, Quebec collections), United States (33: Illinois, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Tennessee, Wisconsin)
Total: 40 collections each including a single occurrence
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