Malayaspira perkinsi Whitfield 1890 (snail)

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Ophiletidae

Alternative combination: Euomphalus perkinsi

Full reference: R. P. Whitfield. 1890. Observations on the fauna of the rocks at Fort Cassin, Vermont, with descriptions of a few new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 3(1):25-39

Belongs to Malayaspira according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Whitfield 1890

Sister taxa: Malayaspira affinis, Malayaspira annulata, Malayaspira bella, Malayaspira canningense, Malayaspira hintzei, Malayaspira rugosa, Malayaspira speciosa

Type specimen: Its type locality is 227 - Promonotory on west end of Fort Cassin, Lake Champlain., which is in a Cassinian carbonate limestone in the Fort Cassin Formation of Vermont

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at 227 - Promonotory on west end of Fort Cassin, Lake Champlain.

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