Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Pterothecidae
Alternative spelling: Patellilabia (Phragmosphaera)
Full reference: J. B. Knight. 1945. Some new genera of the Bellerophontacea. Journal of Paleontology 19:333-340
Parent taxon: Carinaropsinae according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Blodgett et al. 1999, Knight et al. 1960, Rollins et al. 1971 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Carinaropsis, Gyrospira, Merriamites, Pedasionlinae
Subtaxa: Phragmosphaera chautauquae Phragmosphaera diopetes Phragmosphaera expansus Phragmosphaera globata Phragmosphaera incisus Phragmosphaera ithagenia Phragmosphaera lyra Phragmosphaera natator Phragmosphaera nitela Phragmosphaera ponceti Phragmosphaera triliratus Phragmosphaera victoriae
Type: Phragmosphaera miranda
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Givetian of France (3 collections)
• Devonian of United States (9: New York, Ohio)
• Silurian of Canada (1: Nova Scotia), the United Kingdom (12)
Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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