Gastropoda - Cerithimorpha - Orthonemidae
Alternative combinations: Murchisonia (Murchisonia) vermicula, Murchisonia vermicula, Solenospira vermicula
Full reference: J. Hall. 1856. Description of new species of fossils from the Carboniferous limestones of Indiana and Illinois. Transactions of the Albany Institute 4:1-36
Belongs to Hypergonia according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Hall 1856, Hall 1883, Ulrich and Scofield 1897, Whitfield 1882 and Yochelson and Saunders 1967
Sister taxa: Hypergonia agraciada, Hypergonia attenuata, Hypergonia baldwinensis, Hypergonia deplanata, Hypergonia elongata, Hypergonia hoffmani, Hypergonia illinoiensis, Hypergonia kirkbyi, Hypergonia marvinwelleri, Hypergonia mcoyi, Hypergonia percarinata, Hypergonia percostata, Hypergonia prolixa, Hypergonia quadricarinata, Hypergonia tatei, Hypergonia tenuis, Hypergonia turritella, Hypergonia youngiana, Murchisonia (Hypergonia) fastigiata, Stegocoelia (Hypergonia) acuminata, Stegocoelia (Hypergonia) cincta, Stegocoelia (Hypergonia) jonathanensis, Stegocoelia (Hypergonia) korobkovi
Ecology: epifaunal
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (3: Indiana collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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