Maclurites crassa Ulrich and Scofield 1897 (snail)

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Macluritidae

Alternative combinations: Maclurea crassa, Maclurina crassa, Maclurites crassus

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 Maclurites according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Hussey 1928, Rohr 1980, Roy 1941, Schuchert 1900, Teichert 1937 and Ulrich and Scofield 1897

Sister taxa: Maclurea carinata, Maclurea exsul, Maclurea kotoi, Maclurea matutina, Maclurea neritioides, Maclurea planorbis, Maclurea subannulata, Maclurites altus, Maclurites atlanticus, Maclurites borealis, Maclurites christianiae, Maclurites cuneata, Maclurites depressus, Maclurites expansa, Maclurites florentinensis, Maclurites gravis, Maclurites klamathensis, Maclurites knoxvillensis, Maclurites magnus, Maclurites meitanensis, Maclurites neritoides, Maclurites nitidus, Maclurites niuhsintaiensis, Maclurites oceana, Maclurites orientalis, Maclurites ovalis, Maclurites profunda, Maclurites romainensis, Maclurites salteri, Maclurites septentrionalis, Maclurites subrotunda, Maclurites sylpha, Maclurites triangularis, Maclurites ungava, Maclurites zhuozishanensis

Subtaxa: Maclurea crassa macra

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (8: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec collections), Greenland (1), United States (13: California, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota)

Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence

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