Paffrathopsis nana Meek and Worthen 1860 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neritoina - Neritopsidae

Alternative combinations: Naticopsis (Naticopsis) nana, Naticopsis nana, Naticopsis nanus, Platyostoma nana, Strophostylus nana, Strophostylus nanus

Full reference: F. B. Meek and A. H. Worthen. 1860. Description of new Carboniferous fossils from Illinois and other western states. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12:447-472

Belongs to Paffrathopsis according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Heidelberger 2001, Hoare 1961, Knight 1933, Meek and Worthen 1860, Meek and Worthen 1866, Morgan 1924, Morningstar 1922 and Yochelson and Saunders 1967

Sister taxa: Paffrathopsis antiqua, Paffrathopsis harpula, Paffrathopsis lirata, Paffrathopsis macrostoma, Paffrathopsis subcostata

Ecology: epifaunal

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (2: Alaska collections)

• Carboniferous of United States (2: Missouri)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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