Paupospira tenuistriata Ulrich and Scofield 1897 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae

Alternative combination: Lophospira tenuistriata

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 Paupospira according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Donald 1902 and Ulrich and Scofield 1897

Sister taxa: Paupospira akpatokensis, Paupospira beatrice, Paupospira bowdeni, Paupospira burginensis, Paupospira circe, Paupospira elevata, Paupospira manitouliensis, Paupospira moorei, Paupospira oweni, Paupospira soluta, Paupospira sumnerensis, Paupospira thebesensis, Paupospira trilineata, Paupospira tropidophora, Paupospira varians, Paupospira viator

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at River Quarries, Covington, Southgate Mbr. (Ordovician of Kentucky)

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