Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Hormotomidae
Alternative combination: Hormotoma cannonensis
Full reference: C. R. Stauffer. 1937. A diminutive fauna from the Shakopee Dolomite (Ordovician) at Cannon Falls, Minnesota. Journal of Paleontology 11(1):55-60
Belongs to Plethospira according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Stauffer 1937 and Wagner 1999
Sister taxa: Plethospira arenaria, Plethospira caledoniensis, Plethospira cassina, Plethospira difficilis, Plethospira emanuelensis, Plethospira extensa, Plethospira floweri, Plethospira rotunda, Seelya cassandra, Seelya ventricosa
Type specimen: Its type locality is Cannon Falls, which is in a Cassinian carbonate limestone in the Shakopee Formation of Minnesota
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (2: Minnesota, Missouri collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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