Donaldina fountainensis Weller 1916 (snail)

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Donaldinidae

Alternative combination: Ptychomphalus fountainensis

Full reference: S. Weller. 1916. Description of the Ste. Genevieve limestone fauna from Monroe County, Illinois. Contributions of the Walker Museum, University of Chicago 1:243-265

Belongs to Donaldina according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Thein and Nitecki 1974 and Weller 1916

Sister taxa: Donaldina americana, Donaldina attenuata, Donaldina barnetti, Donaldina bellilineata, Donaldina costatula, Donaldina dubia, Donaldina erwini, Donaldina filosa, Donaldina gigantea, Donaldina gracilis, Donaldina grantonensis, Donaldina knighti, Donaldina marigoldensis, Donaldina media, Donaldina nana, Donaldina ohioensis, Donaldina parva, Donaldina pulchra, Donaldina pygmaea, Donaldina quadrata, Donaldina quinquecarina, Donaldina robusta, Donaldina sakmaraensis, Donaldina stevensana, Donaldina superclivis, Donaldina texana, Donaldina zadoe, Donaldina zardinii

Type specimen: Its type locality is Bed No. 8, Fountain Creek, 2 miles southwest of Waterloo, which is in a Chesterian carbonate limestone in the Ste. Genevieve Formation of Illinois.

Ecology: epifaunal

Distribution: found only at Bed No. 8, Fountain Creek, 2 miles southwest of Waterloo

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