†Loxoplocus nelsonae Peel 1975 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae
Alternative combination: Kiviasukkaan nelsonae
Full reference: J. S. Peel. 1975. A new Silurian gastropod from Wisconsin and the ecology of uncoiling in Paleozoic gastropods. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark 24:211-221
Belongs to Loxoplocus according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Peel 1975 and Wagner 1999
Sister taxa: Loxoplocus gothlandicus, Loxoplocus hyacinthensis, Loxoplocus sedgwicki, Loxoplocus silurica, Loxoplocus soluta, Loxoplocus vermetus
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at Ashford (Silurian of Wisconsin)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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