Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Pterothecidae
Alternative spellings: Carinariopsis, Carinopsis
Full reference: J. Hall. 1847. Containing descriptions of the organic remains of the lower division of the New York system (equivalent of the Lower Silurian rocks of Europe). Paleontology of New York 1:1-338
Parent taxon: Carinaropsinae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2005
See also Knight et al. 1960, Perner 1903, Sepkoski 2002, Sloan and Webers 1987, Ulrich and Scofield 1897 and Wahlman 1992
Sister taxa: Gyrospira, Merriamites, Pedasionlinae, Phragmosphaera
Subtaxa: Carinariopsis roemericans Carinaropsis carinata Carinaropsis carinatus Carinaropsis cunulae Carinaropsis cymbula Carinaropsis explanata Carinaropsis gracilis Carinaropsis maccoyi Carinaropsis minima
Type: Carinaropsis carinata
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of the Czech Republic (1 collection)
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Ontario), the United Kingdom (4), United States (45: Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Tennessee)
Total: 51 collections including 53 occurrences
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