Bensbergia altivolvis Whiteaves 1892 (snail)

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae

Alternative combination: Loxonema altivolvis

Full reference: J. F. Whiteaves. 1892. The fossils of the Devonian rocks of the islands, shores or immediate vicinity of Lakes Manitoba and Winnipegosis. Contributions to Canadian Palaeontology 1(1):255-359

Belongs to Bensbergia according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also McCammon 1960 and Whiteaves 1892

Sister taxa: Bensbergia arculata, Bensbergia drozdzewski, Bensbergia elongata, Bensbergia fusoidalis, Bensbergia pengellii, Bensbergia pulchra, Bensbergia schlotheimi, Bensbergia subcostata

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Devonian of Canada (6: Manitoba collections), United States (1: Idaho)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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