†Pharetrolites murchisoni de Ferrusac and d'Orbigny 1840 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Tropidodiscidae
Alternative combinations: Bellerophon murchisoni, Temnodiscus murchisoni
Belongs to Pharetrolites according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also de Ferrusac and d'Orbigny 1840, Peel 1977 and Reed 1921
Sister taxa: Pharetrolites bambachi, Pharetrolites cristatus, Pharetrolites elegans, Pharetrolites pharetra, Pharetrolites tumidus, Pharetrolites vostokovae
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (1: Nova Scotia collection), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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