†Prosoptychus wenlockensis Murchison 1839 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae
Alternative combinations: Bellerophon wenlockensis, Prosoptychus wenlockiensis
Belongs to Prosoptychus according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Baily 1875, de la Touche 1884, de Sowerby and Murchison 1839, Peel 1991, Pitcher 1939 and Reed 1921
Sister taxa: Prosoptychus baccatus, Prosoptychus globulus, Prosoptychus plenus, Prosoptychus projectus, Prosoptychus rotunda, Prosoptychus sibiricus, Prosoptychus sphaera
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at Proetus concinnus-Warburgella stokesii Assemblage, Much Wenlock Limestone (Silurian of the United Kingdom)
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