Vorticina anneae Conkin 1957 (snail)

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Tropidodiscidae

Alternative combinations: Sinuitina (Vorticina) anneae, Sinuitina anneae

Full reference: J. E. Conkin. 1957. Stratigraphy of New Providence Formatin (Mississippian) in Jefferson and Bullitt Counties, Kentucky, and fauna of the Coral Ridge Member. Bulletins of American Paleontology 38(168):109-157

Belongs to Vorticina according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Conkin 1957, Gordon and Yochelson 1987 and Rollins 1975

Sister taxa: Sinuitina (Vorticina) keytei, Sinuitina (Vorticina) rugosiuscula, Sinuitina (Vorticina) taeniata, Sinuitina (Vorticina) venata, Vorticina cyrtolites, Vorticina vortex

Type specimen: Its type locality is East Quarry of the Coral Ridge Brick and Tile Company, Coral Rdige, which is in an Osagean prodelta shale in the New Providence Formation of Kentucky

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (2: Kentucky collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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