Raphistomina hortensia Billings 1865 (snail)

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Holopeidae

Alternative combinations: Eccyliopterus hortensia, Pleurotomaria hortensia, Raphistoma hortensia

Full reference: E. Billings. 1865. Palaeozoic fossils, volume 1. Geological Survey of Canada 1-426

Belongs to Raphistomina according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Billings 1865, Rohr et al. 2004, Ulrich and Scofield 1897 and Whitfield 1890

Sister taxa: Raphistomina agave, Raphistomina aperta, Raphistomina barbouri, Raphistomina denticulata, Raphistomina distincta, Raphistomina fissurata, Raphistomina lapicida, Raphistomina lenticulare, Raphistomina modesta, Raphistomina pillagenensis, Raphistomina rugata, Raphistomina tasmanica, Raphistomina undulata

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Whiterockian of Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador collection)

• Ordovician of United States (1: Vermont)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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