Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Plectonotidae
Synonym: Fuchsella Spriestersbach 1942 [replaced name]
Full reference: J. M. Clarke. 1899. Molluscos devonianos do Estado do Parú, Brazil. Archivos do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro 10(1):49-174
Parent taxon: Plectonotinae according to P. J. Wagner 2023
See also Horný 1963, Knight et al. 1960, Sepkoski 2002 and Wahlman 1992
Sister taxa: Atlantophon, Boucotonotus, Plectonotus, Tetranota, Tritonophon
Subtaxa: Ptomatis africanoides Ptomatis moreirai Ptomatis patulus Ptomatis proteiforme Ptomatis rudis
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (1: Ohio collection)
• Devonian of Brazil (8), South Africa (4), United States (10: New York, Pennsylvania)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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