Girtyspira fusiformis de Koninck 1881 (snail)

Gastropoda - Caenogastropoda - Meekospiridae

Alternative combination: Scalites fusiformis

Full reference: L. G. de Koninck. 1881. Faune du calcaire carbonifère de la Belgique, 3e partie, Gastéropodes. Musée Royale d’Historie Naturelle Belgique Annales, Série Paléontoloque 6:1-170

Belongs to Girtyspira according to R. L. Batten 1966

See also de Koninck 1881

Sister taxa: Girtyspira alvaensis, Girtyspira canaliculata, Girtyspira delicata, Girtyspira germanica, Girtyspira inflata, Girtyspira lineata, Girtyspira mediocris, Girtyspira micra, Girtyspira microspirula, Girtyspira minuta, Girtyspira oblonga, Girtyspira pygmaea, Girtyspira yodai

Ecology: epifaunal

Distribution: found only at Cliff Quarry, 450 yards W27˚S of Compton Martin Church, Compton Martin, Mar (Carboniferous of the United Kingdom)

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