Owenella antiquata Whitfield 1878 (mollusk)

Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Coreospiridae

Alternative combination: Bellerophon antiquata

Full reference: R. P. Whitfield. 1878. Preliminary descriptions of new species of fossils from the lower geological formations of Wisconsin. Annual Report of the Wisconsin Geological Survey for 1877:50-89

Belongs to Owenella according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Ulrich and Scofield 1897, Whitfield 1878 and Whitfield 1882

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Walcott Locality 78. Quarry near St. Croix Friver, suburbs of Osceola (Cambrian of Wisconsin)

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