Carinaropsis cunulae Hall 1861 (snail)

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Pterothecidae

Alternative combination: Carinaropsis (Phragmostoma) cunulae

Full reference: J. Hall. 1861. Upon some new and other species of fossils, from the rocks of the Hudson-river group of Ohio and the western states; with descriptions. Annual report of the Regents of the University of the State of New York on the State Cabinet of Natural History and the Historical and Antiquarian collection annexed thereto 14:89-109

Belongs to Carinaropsis according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Grabau and Shimer 1909, Hall 1861, Miller 1889, Peel 1993, Ulrich and Scofield 1897 and Wahlman 1992

Sister taxa: Carinariopsis roemericans, Carinaropsis carinata, Carinaropsis carinatus, Carinaropsis cymbula, Carinaropsis explanata, Carinaropsis gracilis, Carinaropsis maccoyi, Carinaropsis minima

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Ulrich & Scofield Nashville Locality (Ordovician of Tennessee)

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