†Gyrospira Boucot 1956 (snail)
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Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Pterothecidae
Full reference: A. J. Boucot. 1956. Gyrospira, a new genus of bellophontid (Gastropoda) from Bolivia. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 46(2):46-47
Parent taxon: Carinaropsinae according to G.P. Wahlman 1992
See also Knight et al. 1960 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Carinaropsis, Merriamites, Pedasionlinae, Phragmosphaera
Subtaxa: Gyrospira tourteloti
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at USGS 3137. Chacorillo farm, ~6 km north of Kilometer 65 of Potosi-Sucre Rd (Ordovician of Bolivia)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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