Paraliospira parva Wilson 1938 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae

Alternative combination: Liospira parva

Full reference: A. E. Wilson. 1938. Gastropods from the Akpotok Island, Hudson Strait. Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada, sec. 4 4:25-37

Belongs to Paraliospira according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Nelson 1963 and Wilson 1938

Sister taxa: Paraliospira abrupta, Paraliospira angulata, Paraliospira eugenia, Paraliospira gradata, Paraliospira helena, Paraliospira larvata, Paraliospira mundula, Paraliospira planata, Paraliospira rugata, Paraliospira rupestris, Paraliospira supracingulata

Type specimen: Its type locality is Akpatok Island, 800' above sea level, Ungava Bay, Hudston Strait, which is in a Richmondian carbonate limestone in the Akpatok Formation of Canada

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (3: Manitoba, Northwest Territories collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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