†Hessonia piligera Sandberger and Sandberger 1855 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Nerrhenidae
Alternative combinations: Natica piligera, Turbonitella piligera
Full reference: G. Sandberger and F. Sandberger. 1855. Die Versteinerungen rheinischen Schichtensystems in Nassau 233-564
Belongs to Hessonia according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Heidelberger 2001, Heidelberger and Amler 2002, Holzapfel 1882, Holzapfel 1895, Paeckelmann 1922 and Sandberger and Sandberger 1855
Sister taxa: Hessonia germana, Hessonia priscus
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal parasite-carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Germany (9 collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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