Paraliospira rugata Ulrich and Scofield 1897 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae

Alternative combination: Liospira rugata

Full reference: E. O. Ulrich and W. H. Scofield. 1897. The Lower Silurian Gastropoda of Minnesota. The Paleontology of Minnesota 39(2):813-1081

Belongs to Paraliospira according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Ulrich and Scofield 1897 and Wagner 1999

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

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Arnheim - type Cincinnatian (Ordovician of Ohio)

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