Ptomatis rudis Hall 1860 (snail)

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Plectonotidae

Alternative combinations: Bellerophon rudis, Patellostium rudis

Full reference: J. Hall. 1860. Containing descriptions and figures of the organic remains of the Lower Helderburg Group and the Oriskany Sanbstone. New York Geological Survey 3(1):1-532

Belongs to Ptomatis according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Hall 1860, Hall 1879, Rollins et al. 1971 and Ulrich and Scofield 1897

Sister taxa: Ptomatis africanoides, Ptomatis moreirai, Ptomatis patulus, Ptomatis proteiforme

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at AMNH 3017. Small quarry on se. side of Center Rd., 1½ mi. S. US Rte 20 Intersect (Devonian of New York)

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