Murchisonia (Donaldospira) dispar M'Coy 1853 (snail)

Gastropoda - Cerithimorpha - Orthonemidae

Alternative combination: Murchisonia dispar

Full reference: F. M'Coy. 1853. On some new Carboniferous Limestone fossils. Annual Magazine of Natural History 12:188-197

Belongs to Murchisonia (Donaldospira) according to R. L. Batten 1966

See also M'Coy 1853

Sister taxa: Donaldospira archiaciana, Donaldospira carinata, Donaldospira geminocarinata, Donaldospira malaysia, Donaldospira nodosa, Donaldospira pertusa, Donaldospira taosensis, Donaldospira verneuiliana, Murchisonia (Donaldospira) dussaulti, Murchisonia (Donaldospira) pyramidata

Ecology: epifaunal

Distribution: found only at Windmill Quarry, off of Windmill Road & Summer Hill South, Cork (Carboniferous of Ireland)

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